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点头哈腰

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Pīnyīn
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to nod one's head and bow (idiom); bowing and scraping / unctuous fawning

Character decomposition:

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Mandarin
Pīnyīn
Unihan Definition
standalone and in compounds
Jyutping
Cantonese
Variant
Four corner
Cangjie
点
splitcomponent searchstroke orderdetailspronouncebaikeskritter
 *点* | 点* | *点
9画
dot, speck, spot; point, degree
點
2133.6
YRF
头
splitcomponent searchstroke orderdetailspronouncebaikeskritter
 *头* | 头* | *头
5画
head; top; chief, first; boss
頭
3480
YK
哈
splitcomponent searchstroke orderdetailspronouncebaikeskritter
 *哈* | 哈* | *哈
9画
sound of laughter
6806.1
ROMR
腰
splitcomponent searchstroke orderdetailspronouncebaikeskritter
 *腰* | 腰* | *腰
13画
waist; kidney
7124.4
BMWV

Word decomposition:

SimplifiedEnglish Definition
点头哈腰
to nod one's head and bow (idiom); bowing and scraping / unctuous fawning
点
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *点* | 点* | *点
to touch briefly; to tap / to mark with a dot; to check off (on a list) / to order (food etc); to select / to mention; to bring up (a topic or person) / to hint at; to imply / to administer (eye medicine etc) in drops / to light (a fire, a lamp etc); to ignite / to nod (one's head) in agreement; to beckon by moving (one's hand) up and down / point; dot; spot; speck / dot stroke in Chinese characters / (math.) decimal point / point in time or space / (after a number) o'clock / a small amount; a bit; (after a verb or adjective) a bit more / classifier for small amounts
点头
to nod
 头
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *头* | 头* | *头
head / hair style / the top / end / beginning or end / a stub / remnant / chief / boss / side / aspect / first / leading / classifier for pigs or livestock / CL: 個|个
 头
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *头* | 头* | *头
suffix for nouns
  哈
  Hā​
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *哈* | 哈* | *哈
abbr. for 哈薩克斯坦|哈萨克斯坦, Kazakhstan / abbr. for 哈爾濱|哈尔滨, Harbin
  哈
  hā​
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *哈* | 哈* | *哈
(interj.) ha! / (onom. for laughter) / (slang) to be infatuated with; to adore / (bound form) husky (dog) (abbr. for 哈士奇)
  哈
  hǎ​
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *哈* | 哈* | *哈
a Pekinese; a pug / (dialect) to scold
  哈腰
to bend
   腰
   yāo​
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *腰* | 腰* | *腰
the waist and lower back / (bound form) kidney of an animal (as food) / the waist of trousers or a skirt / (metonym) money pouch; pocket / (bound form) the middle section of an upright object (mountain, bottle etc)