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U+62DC, 拜
CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-62DC

[U+62DB]
CJK Unified Ideographs
[U+62DD]

Translingual

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Han character

(Kangxi radical 64, +5, 9 strokes, cangjie input 竹手一手十 (HQMQJ), four-corner 21550, composition )

Derived characters

References

  • Kangxi Dictionary: page 427, character 2
  • Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 11969
  • Dae Jaweon: page 775, character 6
  • Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 3, page 1846, character 7
  • Unihan data for U+62DC
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Chinese

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Glyph origin

More information Historical forms of the character 拜, Western Zhou ...

Originally 𢱭. Ideogrammic compound (會意 / 会意): (hand) + 𠦪 (herbs), a hand holding herbs as a gift. 𣬓 and 𢫶 are variant forms showing the hands at the bottom.

Etymology

"to bow"
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
"byte"
Borrowed from English byte.
"bye"
Borrowed from English bye.
"day of the week"
Shortened from 禮拜礼拜 (lǐbài, “day of the week”).

Pronunciation


Note: bái - only used in 拜拜 (báibái).
Note:
  • bái - literary;
  • buái - vernacular.

  • Dialectal data
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More information Zhengzhang system (2003), Character ...

Definitions

  1. to do obeisance; to bow; to kowtow
  2. to pray to; to worship
       bàishén   to pray to a deity
    祖先   bài zǔxiān   to pray to one's ancestors
  3. to establish a relationship
  4. (polite) Used before a verb to show respect.
  5. (computing, informal) byte
  6. (informal) bye; goodbye
  7. (Malaysia, Singapore, Hakka, Min) day of the week (when used with a number)
       bài   Monday

Compounds

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Japanese

Shinjitai

Kyūjitai

Kanji

(Jinmeiyō kanji, kyūjitai kanji, shinjitai form )

  1. worship
  2. adore
  3. pray to

Readings

  • Go-on: (he)
  • Kan-on: はい (hai)
  • Kun: おがむ (ogamu, 拜む)

Korean

Hanja

(eumhun (jeol bae))

  1. hanja form? of (do obeisance; bow; kowtow)
  2. hanja form? of (worship)
  3. hanja form? of (yours truly, yours faithfully (respectful term placed after one's own name at the end of a letter))

Compounds

Vietnamese

Han character

: Hán Nôm readings: bái, vái, bay, bây, phai, phải

  1. This term needs a translation to English. Please help out and add a translation, then remove the text {{rfdef}}.

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