叩頭 kòu tóu

DEFINITIONS

  1. to kowtow (traditional greeting, esp. to a superior, involving kneeling and pressing one's forehead to the ground)
  2. also written 磕頭|磕头[ke1 tou2]

CHARACTERS

叩 kòu knock, ask; kowtow, bow
頭 tóu head; top; chief, first; boss