<p>拱手作揖</p>

<p>Don't just shake your fist at them! Bow a bit or you might get your head chopped off! Emperors can be very touchy people!</p>

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2017-10-30T09:22:01.397Z
2017-10-30T09:22:01.397Z
Pedroski
<p>作揖 has 3 variations. One is hold your fists, the other is touch your fists with your palm. The last one is the typical 作揖.</p>
<p>Nowadays, only A and B are still used.</p>
<p>Their usages are roughly same, for greeting, appreciation, say goodbye...</p>
<p>The differences are B is prefered by martial arts people, A is a gesture which anybody could use, C is a traditional gesture used by scholars.</p>
<p><a href="https://i.sstatic.net/jYwec.png" rel="nofollow noreferrer"><img src="https://i.sstatic.net/jYwec.png" alt="enter image description here" /></a></p>

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2017-11-29T14:05:40.827Z
+1 for the drawings
blackgreen
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2017-10-30T12:49:34.523Z
2017-10-30T12:49:34.523Z
2020-06-17T09:50:11.587Z
sfy
<p>What is the gesture called where you put a fist in a flat hand and slightly shake it to show gratitude? Here is an example: <a href="https://youtu.be/cB59VmnK52I?t=15m47s" rel="nofollow noreferrer">https://youtu.be/cB59VmnK52I?t=15m47s</a></p>

<p>Do you have any other examples where it is still used today?</p>

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2017-10-29T21:31:12.960Z
抱拳礼：  https://baike.baidu.com/item/%E6%8A%B1%E6%8B%B3%E7%A4%BC
user6065
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Hand and Fist gesture of gratitude
# Hand and Fist gesture of gratitude

(Asked by: username_0 on 2017-10-29)

What is the gesture called where you put a fist in a flat hand and slightly shake it to show gratitude? Here is an example: <https://youtu.be/cB59VmnK52I?t=15m47s>

Do you have any other examples where it is still used today?

**Tags:** word-requests

> **Comments:**
> **username_1**: 抱拳礼：  https://baike.baidu.com/item/%E6%8A%B1%E6%8B%B3%E7%A4%BC  

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## 2 answers

### Answer by username_3 on 2017-10-30. Score: 3 | Accepted answer

作揖 has 3 variations. One is hold your fists, the other is touch your fists with your palm. The last one is the typical 作揖.

Nowadays, only A and B are still used.

Their usages are roughly same, for greeting, appreciation, say goodbye...

The differences are B is prefered by martial arts people, A is a gesture which anybody could use, C is a traditional gesture used by scholars.

[![enter image description here](https://i.sstatic.net/jYwec.png)](https://i.sstatic.net/jYwec.png)

> **Comments:**
> **username_4**: +1 for the drawings  

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### Answer by username_2 on 2017-10-30. Score: 1

拱手作揖

Don't just shake your fist at them! Bow a bit or you might get your head chopped off! Emperors can be very touchy people!


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