# 拜

| 拜 | U+62DC, &#25308; CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-62DC |
| ← 招 [U+62DB] | CJK Unified Ideographs | 拝 → [U+62DD] |

## Translingual
### Han character

拜 (Kangxi radical 64, 手+5, 9 strokes, cangjie input 竹手一手十 (HQMQJ), four-corner 2155$_0$, composition ⿰龵⿱一丰)

#### Derived characters

* 湃

#### References

* Kangxi Dictionary: page 427, character 2
* Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 11969
* Dae Jaweon: page 775, character 6
* Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 3, page 1846, character 7
* Unihan data for U+62DC

## Chinese
### Glyph origin

Historical forms of the character 拜 :
| Western Zhou | Shuowen Jiezi (compiled in Han) | Liushutong (compiled in Ming) |
| Bronze inscriptions | Small seal script | Transcribed ancient scripts |
| | Old Chinese |
| 拜 | *proːds |
| 湃 | *pʰroːds |
Originally 𢱭. Ideogrammic compound (會意 / 会意): 扌 (“hand”) + 𠦪 (“herbs”), a hand holding herbs as a gift. 𣬓 and 𢫶 are variant forms showing the hands at the bottom.

### Etymology
#### "to bow"

    (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

#### "byte"

    Borrowed from English byte.

#### "bye"

    Borrowed from English bye.

#### "day of the week"

    Shortened from 禮拜／礼拜 (lǐbài, “day of the week”).

### Pronunciation

* Mandarin
    (Pinyin): bài, bái (bai$^4$, bai$^2$)
    (Zhuyin): ㄅㄞˋ, ㄅㄞˊ
* Cantonese (Jyutping): baai$^3$ / baai$^1$
* Gan (Wiktionary): bai$^4$
* Hakka (Sixian, PFS): pai
* Jin (Wiktionary): bai$^3$
* Northern Min (KCR): ba̿i
* Eastern Min (BUC): bái / buái
* Southern Min
    (Hokkien, POJ): pài
    (Teochew, Peng'im): bai$^3$
* Wu (Shanghai, Wugniu): $^5$pa
* Mandarin
** (Standard Chinese)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: bài
*** Zhuyin: ㄅㄞˋ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: bài
*** Wade–Giles: pai$^4$
*** Yale: bài
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: bay
*** Palladius: бай (baj)
*** Sinological IPA : /paɪ̯⁵¹/
** (Standard Chinese)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: bái
*** Zhuyin: ㄅㄞˊ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: bái
*** Wade–Giles: pai$^2$
*** Yale: bái
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: bair
*** Palladius: бай (baj)
*** Sinological IPA : /paɪ̯³⁵/
* Cantonese
** (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
*** Jyutping: baai$^3$ / baai$^1$
*** Yale: baai / bāai
*** Cantonese Pinyin: baai$^3$ / baai$^1$
*** Guangdong Romanization: bai$^3$ / bai$^1$
*** Sinological IPA : /paːi̯³³/, /paːi̯⁵⁵/
* Gan
** (Nanchang)
*** Wiktionary: bai$^4$
*** Sinological IPA : /pai³⁵/
* Hakka
** (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
*** Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: pai
*** Hakka Romanization System: bai
*** Hagfa Pinyim: bai$^4$
*** Sinological IPA: /pai̯⁵⁵/
* Jin
** (Taiyuan)
*** Wiktionary: bai$^3$
*** Sinological IPA (old-style): /pai⁴⁵/
* Northern Min
** (Jian'ou)
*** Kienning Colloquial Romanized: ba̿i
*** Sinological IPA : /pai³³/
* Eastern Min
** (Fuzhou)
*** Bàng-uâ-cê: bái / buái
*** Sinological IPA : /pɑi²¹³/, /puɑi²¹³/
* bái - literary;
* buái - vernacular.
* Dialectal data
| Variety | Location | edit拜 |
| Mandarin | Beijing | /pai⁵¹/ |
| Mandarin | Harbin | /pai⁵³/ |
| Mandarin | Tianjin | /pai⁵³/ |
| Mandarin | Jinan | /pɛ²¹/ |
| Mandarin | Qingdao | /pɛ⁴²/ |
| Mandarin | Zhengzhou | /pai³¹²/ |
| Mandarin | Xi'an | /pai⁴⁴/ |
| Mandarin | Xining | /pɛ²¹³/ |
| Mandarin | Yinchuan | /pɛ¹³/ |
| Mandarin | Lanzhou | /pɛ¹³/ |
| Mandarin | Ürümqi | /pai²¹³/ |
| Mandarin | Wuhan | /pai³⁵/ |
| Mandarin | Chengdu | /pai¹³/ |
| Mandarin | Guiyang | /pai²¹³/ |
| Mandarin | Kunming | /pæ²¹²/ |
| Mandarin | Nanjing | /pae⁴⁴/ |
| Mandarin | Hefei | /pe̞⁵³/ |
| Jin | Taiyuan | /pai⁴⁵/ |
| Jin | Pingyao | /pæ³⁵/ |
| Jin | Hohhot | /pɛ⁵⁵/ |
| Wu | Shanghai | /pa³⁵/ |
| Wu | Suzhou | /pɑ⁵¹³/ |
| Wu | Hangzhou | /pe̞⁴⁴⁵/ |
| Wu | Wenzhou | /pa⁴²/ |
| Hui | Shexian | /pa³²⁴/ |
| Hui | Tunxi | /pa⁴²/ |
| Xiang | Changsha | /pai⁵⁵/ |
| Xiang | Xiangtan | /pai⁵⁵/ |
| Gan | Nanchang | /pai⁴⁵/ |
| Hakka | Meixian | /pai⁵³/ |
| Hakka | Taoyuan | /pɑi⁵⁵/ |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou | /pai³³/ |
| Cantonese | Nanning | /pai³³/ |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong | /pai³³/ |
| Min | Xiamen (Hokkien) | /pai²¹/ |
| Min | Fuzhou (Eastern Min) | /puɑi²¹²/ |
| Min | Jian'ou (Northern Min) | /pai³³/ |
| Min | Shantou (Teochew) | /pai²¹³/ |
| Min | Haikou (Hainanese) | /ʔbai³⁵/ |
* Middle Chinese: peajH
Rime :
| Character | 拜 |
| Reading # | 1/1 |
| Initial (聲) | 幫 (1) |
| Final (韻) | 皆 (33) |
| Tone (調) | Departing (H) |
| Openness (開合) | Open |
| Division (等) | II |
| Fanqie | 博怪切 |
| Baxter | peajH |
| Reconstructions ||
| Zhengzhang Shangfang | /pˠɛi$^H$/ |
| Pan Wuyun | /pᵚæi$^H$/ |
| Shao Rongfen | /pɐi$^H$/ |
| Edwin Pulleyblank | /pəɨj$^H$/ |
| Li Rong | /pɛi$^H$/ |
| Wang Li | /pɐi$^H$/ |
| Bernhard Karlgren | /păi$^H$/ |
| Expected Mandarin Reflex | bài |
| Expected Cantonese Reflex | baai$^3$ |
* Old Chinese
    (Baxter–Sagart): /*C.pˤro[t]-s/
    (Zhengzhang): /*proːds/
Baxter–Sagart system 1.1 (2014) :
| Character | 拜 |
| Reading # | 1/1 |
| Modern Beijing (Pinyin) | bài |
| Middle Chinese | ‹ pɛj$^H$ › |
| Old Chinese | /*C.pˁro[t]-s/ |
| English | bow, bend (v.) |
| Notes for Old Chinese notations in the Baxter–Sagart system: * Parentheses "" indicate uncertain presence; * Square brackets "" indicate uncertain identity, e.g. *[t] as coda may in fact be *-t or *-p; * Angle brackets "<>" indicate infix; * Hyphen "-" indicates morpheme boundary; * Period "." indicates syllable boundary. ||
Zhengzhang system (2003) :
| Character | 拜 |
| Reading # | 1/1 |
| No. | 222 |
| Phonetic component | 拜 |
| Rime group | 祭 |
| Rime subdivision | 3 |
| Corresponding MC rime | 𢷎 |
| Old Chinese | /*proːds/ |

### Definitions

拜
* to do obeisance; to bow; to kowtow
* to pray to; to worship
    拜神 ― bàishén ― to pray to a deity
    拜祖先 ― bài zǔxiān ― to pray to one's ancestors
* to establish a relationship
* (polite) Used before a verb to show respect.
* (computing, informal) byte
* (informal) bye; goodbye
* (Malaysia, Singapore, Hakka, Min) day of the week (when used with a number)
    拜一 ― bàiyī ― Monday

### Compounds

* 下拜 (xiàbài)
* 也克先拜巴扎 (Yěkèxiān Bàibāzhā)
* 亞塞拜然 / 亚塞拜然
* 交拜
* 俠拜 / 侠拜
* 做禮拜 / 做礼拜 (zuò lǐbài)
* 兒拜 / 儿拜
* 八拜
* 八拜之交 (bābàizhījiāo)
* 八拜交
* 再拜 (zàibài)
* 動物崇拜 / 动物崇拜 (dòngwù chóngbài)
* 升堂拜母
* 占拜
* 參拜 / 参拜 (cānbài)
* 叩拜 (kòubài)
* 吃拜拜
* 告天拜斗
* 四拜
* 四起八拜
* 回拜 (huíbài)
* 團拜 / 团拜 (tuánbài)
* 夕拜
* 大拜
* 大拜拜
* 大禮拜 / 大礼拜 (dàlǐbài)
* 奉拜 (fèngbài)
* 官拜 (guānbài)
* 封侯拜相
* 封拜
* 小禮拜 / 小礼拜 (xiǎolǐbài)
* 展拜
* 崇拜 (chóngbài)
* 庶物崇拜
* 廠禮拜 / 厂礼拜 (chǎnglǐbài)
* 投拜
* 拜一 (bàiyī)
* 拜什吐格曼 (Bàishí Tǔgémàn)
* 拜佛 (bàifó)
* 拜候
* 拜倫 / 拜伦 (Bàilún)
* 拜倒轅門 / 拜倒辕门
* 拜六 (bàiliù)
* 拜具
* 拜冬
* 拜別 / 拜别 (bàibié)
* 拜匣
* 拜占庭 (Bàizhàntíng)
* 拜受 (bàishòu)
* 拜命
* 拜城石窟
* 拜堂 (bàitáng)
* 拜墊 / 拜垫
* 拜塵 / 拜尘
* 拜壽 / 拜寿 (bàishòu)
* 拜夜節 / 拜夜节
* 拜天地 (bài tiāndì)
* 拜奠
* 拜官
* 拜客 (bàikè)
* 拜家慶 / 拜家庆
* 拜將封侯 / 拜将封侯
* 拜山 (bàishān)
* 拜帖 (bàitiě)
* 拜師 / 拜师 (bàishī)
* 拜師學藝 / 拜师学艺
* 拜年 (bàinián)
* 拜恩私第
* 拜懇 / 拜恳
* 拜懺 / 拜忏 (bàichàn)
* 拜手稽首
* 拜投
* 拜把
* 拜把兄弟
* 拜把子 (bài bǎzi)
* 拜拜
* 拜掃 / 拜扫 (bàisǎo)
* 拜揖
* 拜教
* 拜斗
* 拜早年 (bàizǎonián)
* 拜春
* 拜晚年
* 拜普魯斯 / 拜普鲁斯
* 拜會 / 拜会 (bàihuì)
* 拜月亭
* 拜服 (bàifú)
* 拜望 (bàiwàng)
* 拜母
* 拜毯 (bàitǎn)
* 拜水懺 / 拜水忏
* 拜泉縣 / 拜泉县
* 拜火教 (Bàihuǒjiào)
* 拜灶
* 拜燈節 / 拜灯节
* 拜爵
* 拜爾德 / 拜尔德
* 拜物教 (bàiwùjiào)
* 拜盟 (bàiméng)
* 拜相 (bàixiàng)
* 拜相封侯
* 拜碼頭 / 拜码头 (bàimǎtou)
* 拜神 (bàishén)
* 拜票 (bàipiào)
* 拜祭 (bàijì)
* 拜禮 / 拜礼
* 拜禱 / 拜祷
* 拜稽首
* 拜節 / 拜节 (bàijié)
* 拜經堂 / 拜经堂
* 拜經樓 / 拜经楼
* 拜義 / 拜义
* 拜耳公司
* 拜臺 / 拜台
* 拜茶
* 拜衣族
* 拜表 (bàibiǎo)
* 拜覆
* 拜見 / 拜见 (bàijiàn)
* 拜見禮 / 拜见礼
* 拜見錢 / 拜见钱
* 拜親 / 拜亲
* 拜託 / 拜托 (bàituō)
* 拜訪 / 拜访 (bàifǎng)
* 拜謁 / 拜谒 (bàiyè)
* 拜謝 / 拜谢 (bàixiè)
* 拜讀 / 拜读 (bàidú)
* 拜賀 / 拜贺 (bàihè)
* 拜賜 / 拜赐
* 拜跪
* 拜辭 / 拜辞 (bàicí)
* 拜金主義 / 拜金主义 (bàijīnzhǔyì)
* 拜錢 / 拜钱
* 拜門 / 拜门 (bàimén)
* 拜閱 / 拜阅
* 拜除
* 拜領 / 拜领 (bàilíng)
* 拜鬼求神
* 排先拜巴扎 (Páixiānbàibāzhā)
* 望塵而拜 / 望尘而拜
* 朝拜 (cháobài)
* 求三拜四
* 氾拜
* 求神拜佛 (qiúshénbàifó)
* 求神拜鬼
* 環拜 / 环拜
* 甘拜下風 / 甘拜下风 (gānbàixiàfēng)
* 登壇拜將 / 登坛拜将
* 登臺拜將 / 登台拜将
* 登門拜訪 / 登门拜访
* 百拜
* 瞻拜
* 祭拜 (jìbài)
* 禮拜 / 礼拜 (lǐbài)
* 禮拜堂 / 礼拜堂 (lǐbàitáng)
* 禮拜天 / 礼拜天 (lǐbàitiān)
* 禮拜寺 / 礼拜寺 (lǐbàisì)
* 空帖拜年
* 答拜
* 築壇拜將 / 筑坛拜将
* 結拜 / 结拜 (jiébài)
* 結拜兄弟 / 结拜兄弟 (jiébài xiōngdì)
* 羅拜 / 罗拜
* 耿恭拜井
* 肅拜 / 肃拜
* 膜拜 (móbài)
* 荊劉拜殺 / 荆刘拜杀
* 虎拜
* 解劍拜仇 / 解剑拜仇
* 贊拜 / 赞拜 (zànbài)
* 趨拜 / 趋拜
* 跪拜 (guìbài)
* 遙拜 / 遥拜
* 阿塞拜疆 (Āsàibàijiāng)
* 除拜
* 頂拜 / 顶拜
* 頂禮膜拜 / 顶礼膜拜 (dǐnglǐmóbài)
* 鼇拜 / 鳌拜

## Japanese

| Shinjitai | 拝 |
| Kyūjitai | 拜 |

### Kanji

(Jinmeiyō kanji, kyūjitai kanji, shinjitai form 拝)
* worship
* adore
* pray to

#### Readings

* Go-on: へ (he)
* Kan-on: はい (hai)
* Kun: おがむ (ogamu, 拜む)

## Korean
### Hanja

拜 (eumhun 절 배 (jeol bae))
* hanja form of 배 (“do obeisance; bow; kowtow”)
* hanja form of 배 (“worship”)
* hanja form of 배 (“yours truly, yours faithfully (respectful term placed after one's own name at the end of a letter)”)

#### Compounds

* 숭배 (崇拜, sungbae, “worship”)
* 예배 (禮拜, yebae, “divine worship, religious service”)
* 세배 (歲拜, sebae, “New Year's greetings”)

## Vietnamese
### Han character

拜: Hán Nôm readings: bái, vái, bay, bây, phai, phải
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