| 揖 | yī | to greet by raising clasped hands |
| 作揖 | zuò yī | to bow with hands held in front |
| 张揖 | Zhāng Yī | Zhang Yi (c. 3rd century), literary figure from Wei of the Three Kingdoms, other name 稚让, named as compiler of earliest extant Chinese encyclopedia 广雅 and several lost works |
| 打拱作揖 | dǎ gǒng zuò yī | to bow respectfully with clasped hands; to beg humbly |
| 打躬作揖 | dǎ gōng zuò yī | to bow respectfully with clasped hands; to beg humbly |
| 罗圈儿揖 | luó quānr yī | to bow around with hands joined (to people on all sides) |
| 长揖 | cháng yī | to clasp hands in greeting |
| 开门揖盗 | kāi mén yī dào | leaving the door open invites the thief (idiom); to invite disaster by giving evildoers a free hand |