揖

meaning for 揖 yī:

• - to greet by raising clasped handsto bow with hands held in frontto bow respectfully with clasped hands
• - to beg humblyleaving the door open invites the thief (idiom)
• - to invite disaster by giving evildoers a free handto bow around with hands joined (to people on all sides)to bow deeply, starting upright with arms straight out in front, one hand cupped in the other, then moving the hands down to one's knees as one bows, keeping the arms straight (a form of greeting)