稽首

Chinese

		bow to the ground; inspect; check	head; chief; first (occasion) head; chief; first (occasion); first (thing); measure word for poems
trad. (稽首)		稽	首
simp. ^#(稽首)		稽	首

Baxter–Sagart system 1.1 (2014)
Character	稽	首
Reading #	4/4	1/2
Modern Beijing (Pinyin)	qǐ	shǒu
Middle Chinese	‹ khej^X ›	‹ syuw^X ›
Old Chinese	/*[kʰ]ˁijʔ/	/*l̥uʔ/
English	bow the head to the ground	head
Notes for Old Chinese notations in the Baxter–Sagart system: * Parentheses "()" indicate uncertain presence; * Square brackets "[]" indicate uncertain identity, e.g. [t] as coda may in fact be -t or -p; Angle brackets "<>" indicate infix; * Hyphen "-" indicates morpheme boundary; * Period "." indicates syllable boundary.

稽首

to qishou, a ritual showing the highest degree of homage and respect (to kneel, put one's hands crossed on the ground, bow, and rest the forehead upon the hands)

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