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CHINESE CHARACTER

kòu

扣

扣

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Numbered pinyin
kou4
English meanings
button

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BUILDING BLOCKS

Structure & components

Left–right structure

Left–right arrangement: left 扌; right 口.

  • Left

    扌
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  • Right

    口

Meaning & sound clues

扌 is identified as the meaning component, associated with “hand”.

口 is identified as the sound component (kǒu). Its pronunciation may differ from the modern pronunciation of 扣.

This breakdown describes the written shape. A component's meaning does not always explain the meaning of the whole character.

Decomposition reference

⿰扌口

Source: Make Me a Hanzi (LGPL-3.0-or-later)
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Homophones

Characters with the same pinyin, regardless of tone.

Example sentences

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  1. 01

    kòu扣qián钱。

    Deduct money.

  2. 02

    kòu扣fēn分。

    Deduct points.

  3. 03

    kòu扣shàng上。

    Fasten.

  4. 04

    kòuchú扣除。

    Deduct.

  5. 05

    kòuliú扣留。

    Detain.

  6. 06

    niǔkòu纽扣。

    A button.

Explore words connected to this character.

  • 回扣
  • 扣人心弦
  • 扣押
  • 扣留
  • 扣除
  • 折扣
  • 纽扣