拜

拜 (Kangxi radical 64, 手+5, 9 strokes, cangjie input 竹手一手十 (HQMQJ), four-corner 2155₀, composition ⿰龵⿱一丰)

• 湃

• 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

Historical forms of the character 拜
Western Zhou	Shuowen Jiezi (compiled in Han)	Liushutong (compiled in Ming)
Bronze inscriptions	Small seal script	Transcribed ancient scripts

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

"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”).

拜

1. to do obeisance; to bow; to kowtow
2. to pray to; to worship

   拜神  ―  bàishén  ―  to pray to a deity

   拜祖先  ―  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)

   拜一  ―  bàiyī  ―  Monday

(“Jinmeiyō” kanji used for names, kyūjitai kanji, shinjitai form 拝)

1. worship
2. adore
3. pray to

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

拜 (eumhun 절 배 (jeol bae))

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

• 숭배 (崇拜, sungbae, “worship”)
• 예배 (禮拜, yebae, “divine worship, religious service”)
• 세배 (歲拜, sebae, “New Year's greetings”)

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

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