Usage of the character 膝

old variant of 膝 (xī)

xī

膝

[膝]

knee

cùxī

促膝

[促膝]

to sit knee to knee

shuāngxī

双膝

[雙膝]

both knees

qíxī

齐膝

[齊膝]

level with one's knees
knee-length (skirt etc)
knee-deep (mud etc)

hùxī

护膝

[護膝]

kneepad
knee brace

niúxī

牛膝

[牛膝]

Achyranthes bidentata (root used in Chinese medicine)

pánxī

盘膝

[盤膝]

cross-legged

ràoxī

绕膝

[繞膝]

(children) run around parent's knees
fig. to stay to look after one's elderly parents

xīxià

膝下

[膝下]

at the knee (in reference to children)
(salutation used in letters to parents or grandparents)

xītǎn

膝袒

[膝袒]

to walk on one's knees and bare one's breast (a gesture of deepest apology)

xīgài

膝盖

[膝蓋]

knee
(Internet slang) to kneel down (in admiration)

kēxīgài

磕膝盖

[磕膝蓋]

(dialect) knee

niúxīcǎo

牛膝草

[牛膝草]

hyssop (Hyssopus officinalis)

qūxīlǐ

屈膝礼

[屈膝禮]

curtsy

xīgàigǔ

膝盖骨

[膝蓋骨]

kneecap

xīshàngxíng

膝上型

[膝上型]

laptop (computer)

xīshàngwǔ

膝上舞

[膝上舞]

lap dance

bēigōngqūxī

卑躬屈膝

[卑躬屈膝]

to bow and bend the knee (idiom); fawning
bending and scraping to curry favor

ràoxīchénghuān

绕膝承欢

[繞膝承歡]

to live with one's parents, thus bringing them happiness (idiom)

núyánbìxī

奴颜婢膝

[奴顏婢膝]

servile and bending the knee (idiom); fawning
bending and scraping to curry favor

cùxītánxīn

促膝谈心

[促膝談心]

(idiom) to sit side-by-side and have a heart-to-heart talk

xīshàngxíngdiànnǎo

膝上型电脑

[膝上型電腦]

laptop (computer)

nánrénxīxiàyǒuhuángjīn

男人膝下有黄金

[男人膝下有黃金]

lit. the man has gold under his knees; fig. a man who does not easily kneel in front of others (owing to pride or moral integrity)