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扣
kòu
1. to fasten
2. to button
3. button
4. buckle
5. knot
6. to arrest
7. to confiscate
8. to deduct (money)
9. discount
10. to knock
11. to smash, spike or dunk (a ball)
12. to cover (with a bowl etc)
13. fig. to tag a label on sb
HSK 6 Very Common • Top 4% ✏️ 6 strokes

Character Breakdown (Single character)

扣
kòu
to detain; to knock, to tap; button
HSK 6 6 丶

Compound Words (20)

领扣
lǐngkòu
collar button
代扣
dàikòu
to withhold tax (from employee's salary)
克扣
kèkòu
to dock
吊扣
diàokòu
to suspend (a licence etc)
回扣
huíkòu
brokerage
查扣
chákòu
to seize
纽扣
niǔkòu
button
紧扣
jǐnkòu
to stick closely to (a topic or theme etc)
袖扣
xiùkòu
cuff link
解扣
jiěkòu
lit. to unbutton
扣子
kòuzi
button
扣环
kòuhuán
ring fastener
扣眼
kòuyǎn
eyelet
扣襻
kòupàn
fastening
钮扣
niǔkòu
variant of [[紐扣|纽扣<niǔkòu>]]
钩扣
gōukòu
hook
门扣
ménkòu
door latch
预扣
yùkòu
to withhold
带扣
dàikòu
buckle
扣肉
kòuròu
steamed pork

Alternate Entries

扣
kòu
button
HSK 6

Metadata

Category
Chinese
HSK Character Level
6
Character Frequency Rank
1,624
Word Frequency Rank
3,080 of 84,292

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