叩头

Traditional form:

叩頭

Pinyin (reading):

kòutóu

Definitions:

• to kowtow (traditional greeting, esp. to a superior, involving kneeling and pressing one's forehead to the ground)
• also written 磕頭／磕头 (kētóu)

Characters:

• 叩 - to ask; to bow, to kowtow; to knock
• 头 - head; chief, boss; first, top

Traditional characters:

• 叩 - to ask; to bow, to kowtow; to knock
• 頭 - head; chief, boss; first, top