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TSUMUGU · B2 (est.) · 字
跪 character · B2 (est.)
跪 ＝ 足 ＋ 危
ㄍㄨㄟˋ · guì
verb — to kneel

字源 FORM — what the parts do

足義a foot — the legs bent under
危聲wēi — gives the sounda person on a cliff edge, precarious
IF≠wēi → guì — the donor's sound has slid far off
The legs (足) folded down so the body teeters low (危) — to kneel. 危 wēi gives the sound, the reading much diverged. 跪下、下跪、跪拜.

故事 STORY — a scene to remember it by

雙膝（足）落地，上身懸著（危）不穩——跪下去了。
The knees (足) drop to the ground, the body teetering low (危) above them — kneeling.
字源記憶法
意 · Meanings
(本義)跪下、下跪— to kneel常用
→跪拜— to kneel and bow, kowtow
(本義) original meaning · → ⇒ each arrow = one more step of extension
關 · Related
危wēithe bare phonetic — 跪 adds 足 to fold the legs down跌＝ 足 ＋ 失diēthe kin — both ride 足; 跌 loses footing and falls, 跪 lowers it on purpose