| 顿 | dun4 | jerk |
| 顿首 | dun4 shou3 | kowtow |
| 磕头 | ke1 tou2 | to kowtow (traditional greeting, esp. to a superior, involving kneeling and pressing one's forehead to the ground) |
| 叩头 | kou4 tou2 | also written 磕é 磕头[ke1 tou2] |
| 跪拜 | gui4 bai4 | to kowtow |
| 叩 | kou4 | to kowtow |
| 再拜 | zai4 bai4 | to bow again |
| 叩拜 | kou4 bai4 | to kowtow |
| 颡 | sang3 | forehead |
| 恭服 | gong1 fu2 | kowtow |
| 叩首 | kou4 shou3 | to kowtow |
| 响头 | xiang3 tou2 | to bump one's head |
| 稽颡 | ji1 sang3 | kowtow (touch the forehead to the floor) |