yī

zuòyī

to bow with hands held in front

ZhāngYī

Zhang Yi (c. 3rd century), literary figure from Wei of the Three Kingdoms, other name [[稚讓|稚让<Zhìràng>]], named as compiler of earliest extant Chinese encyclopedia [[廣雅|广雅<Guǎngyǎ>]] and several lost works

luóquānryī

to bow around with hands joined (to people on all sides)

kāiményīdào

leaving the door open invites the thief (idiom); to invite disaster by giving evildoers a free hand

dǎgǒngzuòyī

to bow respectfully with clasped hands / to beg humbly

dǎgōngzuòyī

to bow respectfully with clasped hands / to beg humbly

yī

to greet by raising clasped hands

chángyī

to clasp hands in greeting