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kòu

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kòu Meaning

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Pīnyīn Pronunciation
kòu | kou4
English translation
nutmeg, cardamom

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About kòu

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Number of strokes

14

Traditional form

kòu

Contains the radical

cǎo

Part of speech

Non-morpheme / 非语素字 Fēi yǔsù zì

Learning hint

herb

Etymology of kòu

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Type

pictophonetic

Positional decomposition

艹寇

Semantic compound

cǎo

Phonetic compound

kòu

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Example sentences using kòu

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肉豆蔻 ròu dòu kòu 西芹 xī qín 苹果酒 píng guǒ jiǔ dōu Néng hěn hǎo de 突出 tūchū 这些 zhè xiē 豆子 dòu zi de 味道 wèidao

Nutmeg, parsley and cider all complement the flavour of these beans well.

Words with kòu

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FrequencySimplifiedMeaningTraditional
kòu see 肉豆蔻 ròu dòu kòu nutmeg, 豆蔻 dòu kòu cardamon kòu
肉豆蔻 ròu dòu kòu mace肉豆蔻 ròu dòu kòu
豆蔻 dòu kòu maidenhood豆蔻 dòu kòu
豆蔻年华 dòu kòu nián huá a budding beauty豆蔻年華
蔻丹 kòu dān nail polish (loanword, from "Cutex")蔻丹 kòu dān

kòu Decomposition & Compounds

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