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Character

扣 kòu

HSK 6Character

to fasten clothes with buttons; a button

Radical
扌
Strokes
6
Structure
Left–right
Parts
扌 口
Traditional
扣
Frequency
#2111 most common character
Practice writing

Meaning

kòu

kou4
  1. to fasten clothes with buttons; a button
  2. to take money away from someone's pay
  3. to cover something by turning a bowl upside down over it

Examples

  • 请把衣服扣上。

    qǐng bǎ yī fu kòu shàng

    Please button up your clothes.

    AI-generated sentence

  • 迟到了，公司扣了我的钱。

    chí dào le gōng sī kòu le wǒ de qián

    I was late, so the company took some money from my pay.

    AI-generated sentence

  • 请用碗把菜扣上。

    qǐng yòng wǎn bǎ cài kòu shàng

    Please cover the food with a bowl turned upside down.

    AI-generated sentence

Stroke order

All 6 strokes

Speed

Practice writing 扣

Draw “扣” here — the faint guide shows its shape.

Words with 扣

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扣押kòu yāThe police or a court takes a person's things and keeps them by law.WordHSK 7–9扣留kòu liúto keep a person in one place and not let them goWordHSK 7–9扣除kòu chúto take money away from a total amountWordHSK 7–9扣人心弦kòu rén xīn xiánvery exciting and holding your interest completelyWordHSK 7–9扣上kòu shàngto buckle upWord扣住kòu zhùto detainWord
扣关kòu guānto knock at the gate (old)↗Variant of 叩关WordUnreviewed
扣减kòu jiǎnto deductWord扣击kòu jīto smash a ballWord扣分kòu fēnto deduct marks (when grading school work)Word扣动kòu dòngto pull (a trigger)Word扣压kòu yāto withholdWord

Same radical 扌

All characters with 扌 →
把bǎ打dǎ拉lā接jiē提tí报bào指zhǐ持chí舉jǔ才cái找zhǎo据jù
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