| 三 |
sān guì jiǔ kòu | to kneel three times and kowtow nine times (formal etiquette on meeting the emperor) |
| 三 |
Sān | surname San |
| 三 |
sān | three / 3 |
| 跪 |
guì | to kneel |
| 九 |
jiǔ | nine / 9 |
| 叩 |
kòu | to knock / to kowtow |
| 叩 |
kòu | old variant of 叩 / to knock |