| 跪 | [ guì ] to kneel |
| 跪下 | [ guì xia ] to kneel down |
| 跪乳 | [ guì rǔ ] (literary) (of a lamb) to kneel to suckle at the breast (used as a metaphor for filial piety) |
| 跪伏 | [ guì fú ] to crouch (of animal) |
| 跪倒 | [ guì daǒ ] to kneel down, to sink to one's knees, to grovel |
| 跪叩 | [ guì koù ] to kowtow |
| 跪地求饒 | [ guì dì qiú raó ] to kneel and beg forgiveness |
| 跪拜 | [ guì baì ] to kowtow, to kneel and worship |
| 跪毯 | [ guì tǎn ] a prayer mat, a carpet for kneeling |
| 跪禱 | [ guì daǒ ] to kneel in prayer |
| ⇒ 三跪九叩 | [ sān guì jiǔ koù ] to kneel three times and kowtow nine times (formal etiquette on meeting the emperor) |
| ⇒ 下跪 | [ xià guì ] to kneel, to go down on one's knees |
| ⇒ 罰跪 | [ fá guì ] to punish by protracted kneeling |
| ⇒ 長跪 | [ cháng guì ] to kneel as in prayer (without sitting back on the heels) |