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The character "拜" derives from an early pictographic concept of two hands clasped together, initially representing the physical act of a ritual bow or gesture of submission and reverence. Its modern structure retains this idea, combining the hand radical (扌) on the left with a right component that is a conventionalized representation of a second hand, together illustrating the gesture. The meaning of "拜" broadened from its original focus on worship and paying respects to encompass related actions such as formally visiting someone, acknowledging a teacher or authority figure, and the ceremonial act of appointing someone to a post or title.
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我今天去拜访他。
我们崇拜英雄。
她拜访了老师。
他拜师学艺。
春节时我们拜年。
我们必须拜谢他的帮助。
他虔诚地拜佛。
在仪式上他们跪拜祖先。