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扣
釦
kòu
1. button
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)

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
带扣
dàikòu
buckle
扣肉
kòuròu
steamed pork
扣上
kòushàng
to buckle up
扣住
kòuzhù
to detain
扣分
kòufēn
to deduct marks (when grading school work)
扣去
kòuqù
to deduct (points etc)
扣压
kòuyā
to withhold
扣女
kòunǚ
(slang) to pick up girls
扣应
kòuyìng
to call in (to a broadcast program) (loanword) (Taiwan)
扣扣
Kòukòu
(Internet slang) QQ instant messenger
扣押
kòuyā
to detain
扣击
kòujī
to smash a ball
扣查
kòuchá
to detain and question
扣杀
kòushā
to smash a ball
扣球
kòuqiú
to smash a ball
扣留
kòuliú
to detain

Alternate Entries

扣
kòu
to fasten / to button / button / buckle / knot / to arrest / to confiscate / to deduct (money) / discount / to knock / to smash, spike or dunk (a ball) / to cover (with a bowl etc) / fig. to tag a label on sb
HSK 6

Metadata

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