U+8DEA "跪" CJK Unified Ideograph-# Unicode Character
U+8DEA "跪" CJK Unified Ideograph-# is a Chinese character that primarily means to kneel, representing a posture of deference, submission, or respect taken from a standing position by lowering oneself onto one's knees. In traditional East Asian cultures, this gesture is deeply significant, historically used in imperial contexts, religious rituals, or formal ceremonies such as offering respect to elders or deities. The character combines the radical for "foot" or "leg" (足) with a phonetic component suggesting a bent or curving motion, reflecting its physical meaning of bending the knees to the ground. In modern usage, "跪" also appears in metaphorical expressions, such as "to kneel in apology" or figuratively in online slang to indicate extreme admiration or surrender.