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kòu

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kòu Meaning

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Pīnyīn Pronunciation
kòu | kou4
English translation
to fasten
to button
button
buckle
knot
to arrest
to confiscate
to deduct (money)
discount
to knock
to smash or spike (a ball)
to cover (with a bowl etc)
fig. to tag a label on sb
to detain; to knock, to tap; button

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About kòu

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Number of strokes

6

Traditional form

kòu

Contains the radical

shǒu

Part of speech

Verb / 动词 dòng cí Dòngcí

Learning hint

hand

Etymology of kòu

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Type

pictophonetic

Positional decomposition

扌口

Semantic compound

shǒu

Phonetic compound

kǒu

Explanation

Phonosemantic compound. shǒu represents the meaning and kǒu represents the sound. Simplified form of kòu .

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Example sentences using kòu

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qǐng 衣服 yīfu 背后 bèi hòu kòu hǎo , hǎo ?

Will you do my dress up at the back, please?

他们 tā men Cóng de 工资 gōngzī Zhōng kòu xià 80 Yuán Qián jiāo 工会 gōng huì 会费 huì fèi .

They kept back 80 dollars from my wages for trade union membership dues.

他们 tā men Cóng 工资 gōngzī Zhōng kòu le 美元 Měi yuán 所得税 suǒ dé shuì .

They kept back five dollars from her wages for income tax.

Néng 解开 jiě kāi 箱子 xiāng zi de suǒ kòu ?

Can you unfasten the lock catch of a box?

礼帽 lǐ mào 使劲儿 shǐjìnr wǎng tóu shǎng kòu , chōng chū 房子 fáng zi .

He jammed on his hat and rushed out of the house.

Words with kòu

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FrequencySimplifiedMeaningTraditional
kòu to fasten kòu
折扣 zhé kòu discount折扣 zhé kòu
扣除 kòu chú to deduct扣除 kòu chú
扣押 kòu yā to detain扣押 kòu yā
纽扣 niǔ kòu button紐扣
扣留 kòu liú to detain扣留 kòu liú
扣子 kòu zi button釦子
回扣 huí kòu brokerage回扣 huí kòu
不折不扣 bù zhé bù kòu a hundred percent不折不扣 bù zhé bù kòu
扣篮 kòu lán slam dunk扣籃
打折扣 dǎ zhé kòu to give a discount打折扣 dǎ zhé kòu
查扣 chá kòu to seize查扣 chá kòu
扣球 kòu qiú to spike扣球 kòu qiú
钮扣 niǔ kòu button鈕釦
扣人心弦 kòu rén xīn xián to excite扣人心弦 kòu rén xīn xián
克扣 kè kòu to dock剋扣
扣缴 kòu jiǎo to withhold扣繳
扣杀 kòu shā to spike扣殺
扣发 kòu fā to deprive扣發
扣帽子 kòu mào zi power word扣帽子 kòu mào zi
搭扣 dā kòu a buckle or fastener for clothing that does not use a button and buttonhole (e.g. the buckle on metal wristwatches)搭扣 dā kòu
扣压 kòu yā to withhold扣壓
环环相扣 huán huán xiāng kòu interlocked環環相扣

kòu Decomposition & Compounds

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kòu Decomposition

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kòu Compounds

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