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叩 kòu

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叩 kòu Meaning

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Pīnyīn Pronunciation
kòu | kou4
English translation
to ask; to bow, to kowtow; to knock

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About 叩 kòu

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Number of strokes

5

Traditional form

叩 kòu

Contains the radical

口 kǒu

Part of speech

Verb / 动词 dòng cí Dòngcí

Learning hint

kneel

Etymology of 叩 kòu

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Type

pictophonetic

Positional decomposition

⿰口卩

Semantic compound

卩 jié

Phonetic compound

口 kǒu

Explanation

Phonosemantic compound. 卩 jié represents the meaning and 口 kǒu represents the sound. Simplified form of 敂.

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Example sentences using 叩 kòu

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她们 tā men 行 háng 完 wán 礼 Lǐ , 瑞珏 又 yòu 牵 qiān 了 le 海臣 到 dào 红 Hóng 毡 zhān 上去 shàng qù 叩头 kòu tóu .

Jui - chueh then brought forward her little son Hai - chen, to pay his respects.

他 tā 在 zài 讲话 jiǎng huà 前 qián 先 xiān 轻 qīng 叩 kòu 了 le 一下 yīxià 扩音器 kuò yīn qì .

He gave a tap at the microphone before speaking.

肯 kěn 咨 zī 狭 xiá 死 sǐ 醋源蟛 péng 涣械叩 kòu 木 Mù ? 渲 xuàn ?

The top 11 tackled some classic tunes from the U. K.

他 tā 同时 tóngshí 轻轻地叩击着 zhāo 几根指尖 zhǐ jiān 。

He tapped the ends of his fingers together.

Words with 叩 kòu

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FrequencySimplifiedMeaningTraditional
叩 kòu to knock叩 kòu
叩头 kòu tóu also written 磕頭|磕头 kē tóu [kē​tóu]叩頭
叩首 kòu shǒu to kowtow叩首 kòu shǒu
叩拜 kòu bài to kowtow叩拜 kòu bài
叩门 kòu mén to knock on a door叩門
叩见 kòu jiàn to kowtow in salute叩見
三跪九叩 sān guì jiǔ kòu to kneel three times and kowtow nine times (formal etiquette on meeting the emperor)三跪九叩 sān guì jiǔ kòu
叩关 kòu guān to invade叩關
跪叩 guì kòu to kowtow跪叩 guì kòu
叩谒 kòu yè to visit (esp. one's superiors)叩謁

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