三跪九叩 sān guì jiǔ kòu 🔊 to kneel three times and kowtow nine… + Keep this word Meanings sān guì jiǔ kòu to kneel three times and kowtow nine times (formal etiquette on meeting the emperor) Its characters 三sānthreeHSK 1跪guìto kneelHSK 6九jiǔnineHSK 1叩kòuto knock