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叩

kòu

to ask; to bow, to kowtow; to knock

🔤 Pictophonetic: 卩 (kneel) provides meaning, 口 provides pronunciation

HSK 5 strokes Common (29%)

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口

kǒu

mouth; entrance, gate, opening

卩

jié

seal; kneeling person

⿰口卩 i

Stroke Order

Component Tree i

kǒu

口

mouth; entrance, gate, opening

📷 Pictographic: An open mouth

3 strokes HSK 3

jiōng

冂

wide

2 strokes

yī

一

one; a, an; alone

💡 Ideographic: Represents heaven (天), earth (旦), or the number 1

1 strokes HSK 1

jié

卩

seal; kneeling person

📷 Pictographic: A rolled-up scroll or kneeling person

2 strokes

Words Using 叩 (13)

Character

Pinyin

Definition

HSK

叩 ↗

kòu

old variant of [[叩<kòu>]] / to knock

kòu

叩 ↗

old variant of [[叩<kòu>]] / to knock

to bow in salute / to kowtow

kòubài

叩拜 ↗

to bow in salute / to kowtow

to visit (esp. one's superiors)

kòuyè

叩谒 ↗

to visit (esp. one's superiors)

to knock at the gate (old) / to make an approach / to invade / to attack the goal (sports)

kòuguān

叩关 ↗

to knock at the gate (old) / to make an approach / to invade / to attack the goal (sports)

叩头 ↗

kòutóu

to kowtow (traditional greeting, esp. to a superior, involving kneeling and pressing one's forehead to the ground) / also written [[磕頭|磕头<kētóu>]]

kòutóu

叩头 ↗

to kowtow (traditional greeting, esp. to a superior, involving kneeling and pressing one's forehead to the ground) / also written [[磕頭|磕头<kētóu>]]

叩首 ↗

kòushǒu

to kowtow / also written [[磕頭|磕头<kētóu>]]

kòushǒu

叩首 ↗

to kowtow / also written [[磕頭|磕头<kētóu>]]

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