kòu tóu

Traditional: 叩頭

叩头 (kòu tóu) is a Chinese word meaning “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]”.

Meanings

  1. 1to kowtow (traditional greeting, esp. to a superior, involving kneeling and pressing one's forehead to the ground)
  2. 2also written 磕頭|磕头[ke1 tou2]

Characters in 叩头

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