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Kowtow - The deepest bow

China kòu tóu
Japan koutou
Korea 고두
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叩頭 is the term that seems to be known worldwide as kowtow. In Japanese and Chinese, it simply means a deep bow, especially one so low that one's head touches the ground in submission. However, in western culture, it has sometimes come to mean "giving in" or "surrendering to someone else's will." Sometimes even said of a person who stoops to flattery at the expense of their own dignity.

I don't know if you would really want this on a wall scroll but enough people have searched for this term on our website, that I guess it was time to add it. It just feels strange to see such a word on a wall scroll, so please order with caution. 叩頭 is antiquated in both Japanese and Chinese. The act is seldom done anymore, and seen as an ancient ritual of sorts.

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Characters

If shown, 2nd row is Simp. Chinese

 Pronunciation
Romanization		 Simple Dictionary Definition

礼

see styles		 Japanese rei / re / れい
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Respect

Japanese (1) (See お礼・1) thanks; gratitude; (2) manners; etiquette; (3) bow; (4) reward; gift; (5) ceremony; ritual; (personal name) Reiji; (female given name) Rei; (given name) Rai; (given name) Yuzuru; (female given name) Yuki; (male given name) Hiroshi; (personal name) Hiro; (personal name) Iyabu; (female given name) Ayano; (female given name) Aya; (female given name) Akira

頓

顿

see styles		 Mandarin dùn / dun4
Taiwan tun
Japanese tomi / とみ
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頓
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Chinese to stop; to pause; to arrange; to lay out; to kowtow; to stamp (one's foot); at once; classifier for meals, beatings, scoldings etc: time, bout, spell, meal
Japanese (adj-na,adv) (kana only) nothing but; earnest; intent; determined; set on (something); (surname) Tomi
To fall headlong, prostrate; at one time, at once; suddenly; immediate; a pause; to stamp; make ready; used chiefly in contrast with 漸 gradually.

ボー

see styles		 Japanese boo / ボー
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Beau

Japanese (1) bow; (2) baud; (place-name) Bo (Siera Leone); Baugh; Beaux

叩頭

叩头

see styles		 Mandarin kòu tóu / kou4 tou2
Taiwan k`ou t`ou / kou tou
Japanese koutou / koto / こうとう
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Chinese to kowtow (traditional greeting, esp. to a superior, involving kneeling and pressing one's forehead to the ground); also written 磕頭|磕头[ke1 tou2]
Japanese (noun/participle) kowtow (bow made from a kneeling position wherein the forehead touches the ground)

匑

see styles		 Mandarin gōng / gong1
Taiwan kung
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匑
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Chinese to bow; to salute

叩

see styles		 Mandarin kòu / kou4
Taiwan k`ou / kou
Japanese tataki / たたき
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叩
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Chinese to knock; to kowtow
Japanese (surname) Tataki

弓

see styles		 Mandarin gōng / gong1
Taiwan kung
Japanese yumi(p);yu / ゆみ(P);ゆ    kyuu / kyu / きゅう
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弓
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Chinese surname Gong
Japanese (1) (ゆ is usu. a prefix) bow (and arrow); (2) archery; (3) bow (for a violin, etc.); (1) bow (and arrow); (2) unit of distance to an archery target (approx. six feet); (3) unit of distance for land surveying (approx. eight feet); (surname, female given name) Yumi; (personal name) Yuge; (personal name) Hiroshi; (personal name) Kyuu
Dhanus. A bow; a bow's length, i. e. the 4, 000th part of a yojana. Seven grains of wheat 麥 make 1 finger-joint 指節; 24 finger-joints make 1 elbow or cubit 肘; 4 cubits make 1 bow; or 1 foot 5 inches make 1 elbow or cubit: 4 cubits make 1 bow; 300 bows make 1 li; but the measures are variously given.

引

see styles		 Mandarin yǐn / yin3
Taiwan yin
Japanese hiki / ひき
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引
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Chinese to draw (e.g. a bow); to pull; to stretch something; to extend; to lengthen; to involve or implicate in; to attract; to lead; to guide; to leave; to provide evidence or justification for; old unit of distance equal to 10 丈[zhang4], one-thirtieth of a km or 33.33 meters
Japanese (surname) Hiki
To stretch, draw, lead, bring in or on.

弛

see styles		 Mandarin chí / chi2
Taiwan ch`ih / chih
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弛
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Chinese to unstring a bow; to slacken; to relax; to loosen

弝

see styles		 Mandarin bà / ba4
Taiwan pa
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弝
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Chinese the part of a bow grasped when shooting

弢

see styles		 Mandarin tāo / tao1
Taiwan t`ao / tao
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弢
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Chinese bow case; to cover

弣

see styles		 Mandarin fǔ / fu3
Taiwan fu
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弣
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Chinese handle of bow

弤

see styles		 Mandarin dǐ / di3
Taiwan ti
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弤
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Chinese carved bow

弦

see styles		 Mandarin xián / xian2
Taiwan hsien
Japanese gen / げん
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弦
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Chinese bow string; string of musical instrument; watchspring; chord (segment of curve); hypotenuse; CL:根[gen1]
Japanese (1) bowstring; (2) (See 絃) string (of a shamisen, etc.); stringed instrument; (3) {math} chord; (4) (obscure) {math} (See 斜辺・しゃへん) hypotenuse; (female given name) Yuzuru; (personal name) Sachihiro; (personal name) Sachie; (personal name) Genji; (surname, given name) Gen; (female given name) Ito

弨

see styles		 Mandarin chāo / chao1
Taiwan ch`ao / chao
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弨
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Chinese unbent bow

弩

see styles		 Mandarin nǔ / nu3
Taiwan nu
Japanese do / ど
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弩
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Chinese crossbow
Japanese (1) crossbow (incl. large models operated by a number of people); (2) netted apparatus atop a wall containing large stones, which were dropped onto attackers by cutting the net; (3) slingshot; catapult; (surname) Do
Crossbow, bow.

弫

see styles		 Mandarin zhěn / zhen3
Taiwan chen
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弫
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Chinese (of a bow) impactful; powerful

弭

see styles		 Mandarin mǐ / mi3
Taiwan mi
Japanese hazu / はず
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弭
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Chinese to stop; repress
Japanese (1) (kana only) expectation that something took place, will take place or was in some state; it should be so; bound to be; expected to be; must be; (2) nock (of a bow); (3) nock (of an arrow); (4) (sumo) nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); (5) wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out
Stop, put down.

弰

see styles		 Mandarin shāo / shao1
Taiwan shao
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弰
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Chinese ends of a bow

彀

see styles		 Mandarin gòu / gou4
Taiwan kou
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彀
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Chinese to draw a bow to the full; the range of a bow and arrow; old variant of 夠|够[gou4], enough

彄

see styles		 Mandarin kōu / kou1
Taiwan k`ou / kou
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彄
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Chinese nock at end of bow; stretch

挽

see styles		 Mandarin wǎn / wan3
Taiwan wan
Japanese hiki / ひき    ban / ばん
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挽
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Chinese to pull; to draw (a cart or a bow); to roll up; to coil; to carry on the arm; to lament the dead; (fig.) to pull against; to recover
Japanese (surname) Hiki; (surname) Ban

枝

see styles		 Mandarin zhī / zhi1
Taiwan chih
Japanese shi / し    eda / えだ
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枝
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Chinese branch; classifier for sticks, rods, pencils etc
Japanese (counter) counter for long, thin things (i.e. swords); branch; bow; bough; twig; limb; (surname) Shige; (surname) Edasaki; (surname) Eda; (personal name) Eta
A branch.

枻

see styles		 Mandarin yì / yi4
Taiwan i
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枻
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Chinese oar; stand for correcting a bow

桙

see styles		 Japanese hoko / ほこ
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桙
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Japanese (1) long-handled Chinese spear; lance; pike; (2) weapon; arms; (3) grip of a bow

梓

see styles		 Mandarin zǐ / zi3
Taiwan tzu
Japanese azusa;shi;azusa / あずさ;し;アズサ
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梓
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Chinese Catalpa kaempferi; printing blocks
Japanese (1) (あずさ, アズサ only) (kana only) (See 夜糞峰榛) Japanese cherry birch (Betula grossa); (2) (あずさ, アズサ only) (See キササゲ) yellow catalpa (Catalpa ovata); (3) (あずさ, アズサ only) (See 赤芽柏・1) Japanese mallotus (Mallotus japonicus); (4) printing block; (5) (あずさ only) (abbreviation) (See 梓弓) catalpa bow; (6) (あずさ only) (abbreviation) (See 梓巫女) catalpa medium; (surname) Shin; (personal name) Shi; (female given name) Adzusa; (surname, female given name) Azusa; (female given name) Azu; (personal name) Agishi; (personal name) Agi; (personal name) Aki

槍

枪

see styles		 Mandarin qiāng / qiang1
Taiwan ch`iang / chiang
Japanese yari / やり    utsugizaki / うつぎざき    utsugi / うつぎ
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槍
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Chinese gun; firearm; rifle; spear; thing with shape or function similar to a gun; CL:支[zhi1],把[ba3],桿|杆[gan3],條|条[tiao2],枝[zhi1]; to substitute for another person in a test; to knock; classifier for rifle shots; surname Qiang
Japanese (1) spear; lance; (2) javelin; (3) (shogi) lance; (4) (archaism) jeering; (1) long-handled Chinese spear; lance; pike; (2) weapon; arms; (3) grip of a bow; (surname) Yari; (surname) Utsugi

欠

see styles		 Mandarin qiàn / qian4
Taiwan ch`ien / chien
Japanese kake / かけ    kaki / かき
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欠
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Chinese deficient; to owe; to lack; yawn
Japanese lack; deficiency; vacancy; (1) (kana only) yawn; yawning (and stretching); (2) kanji "yawning" radical (radical 76); (place-name) Kake; (surname) Kaki
To owe: debt; deficient; to bend, bow, yawn, etc.; the Sanskrit sign अ said to imply 大空不可得 space, great and unattainable or immeasurable.

渨

see styles		 Mandarin wēi / wei1
Taiwan wei
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渨
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Chinese cove; bay; a bend or nook in the hills; the curve of a bow

矛

see styles		 Mandarin máo / mao2
Taiwan mao
Japanese hoko / ほこ
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矛
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Chinese spear; lance; pike
Japanese (1) long-handled Chinese spear; lance; pike; (2) weapon; arms; (3) grip of a bow

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Title CharactersRomaji(Romanized Japanese)Various forms of Romanized Chinese
Kowtow - The deepest bow叩頭
叩头		koutou / kotokòu tóu / kou4 tou2 / kou tou / koutouk`ou t`ou / koutou / kou tou
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