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Meaning of 匍

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Pinyin:
English Definition: crawl; lie prostrate
Chinese Definition:
①(匍匐)a。爬,手足并行,如“匍匍前进”;b。竭力,如“凡民有丧,匍匍救之”;c。趴,如“有些植物的茎匍匍在地面上”。均亦作“匍伏”。
Total strokes: 9; Radical:
Pictophonetic: indicates the sound; (wrap) conveys the meaning.
Character Formation:
  • Surround from upper right
    • [ bāo ] wrap
    • [ ] to begin; man, father; great; a distance of ten li
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Example Words
匍匐 to crawl; to creep
匍匐茎 jīng (botany) stolon
匍伏 to crouch; to crawl; to creep
匍匐前进 qián jìn to crawl forward
匍匐而行 ér xíng to crawl on all fours (idiom)
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Example Sentences
1
Be quick and prostrate yourself before me!
2
The pilgrims prostrated themselves before the altar.
3
Characteristics: Prostrate herb, stem usually green to red.
4
Study on feed value of creeping type of Astragalus adsurgens Pall.
5
I was imprisoned and you crept off quietly to your chapel in the cellar and prayed for my release.