Chinese symbol for “knee”
膝盖
xī gài
Traditional: 膝蓋
knee; (Internet slang) to kneel down (in admiration)
The closest CC-CEDICT match for knee is 膝盖 (xī gài), defined as: knee; (Internet slang) to kneel down (in admiration).
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Characters and stroke order
Traditional forms
Other Chinese words for “knee”
Related words
Other words that share a character with 膝盖.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 卑躬屈膝 | bēi gōng qū xī | to bow and bend the knee (idiom); fawning; bending and scraping to curry favor |
| 膝下 | xī xià | at the knee (in reference to children); (salutation used in letters to parents or grandparents) |
| 护膝 (護膝) | hù xī | kneepad; knee brace |
| 双膝 (雙膝) | shuāng xī | both knees |
| 促膝 | cù xī | to sit knee to knee |
| 覆盖 (覆蓋) | fù gài | to cover |
| 涵盖 (涵蓋) | hán gài | to cover; to comprise |
| 掩盖 (掩蓋) | yǎn gài | to conceal; to hide behind |
See also: Japanese symbol for “knee”.
Data: CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0); Unihan Database (Unicode License v3); Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License (graphics.txt); LGPL-3.0-or-later (dictionary.txt)); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.