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扣

kòu

HSK 6 Character

What 扣 means

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
14. Taiwanloanwordcode

Other readings

扣 is 多音字 — it is read more than one way, and the reading changes the meaning.

• kòubutton

Example sentences

• 扣子掉了。
  Kòuzi diào le.
  The button came off.
• 这个钮扣松了
  Zhège niǔ kòu sōng le
  This button is loose.
• 这颗钮扣脱落了。
  Zhè kē niǔ kòu tuōluò le.
  The button came off.
• 你能给我折扣吗?
  Nǐ néng gěi wǒ zhékòu ma?
  Can you give me a discount?
• 包裹被海关扣了。
  The package was confiscated by customs.
• 你可以给我折扣吗?
  Nǐ kěyǐ gěi wǒ zhékòu ma?
  Can you give me a discount?

Words starting with 扣

• 扣除kòu chúto deduct
• 扣子kòu zibutton
• 扣押kòu yāto detain; to hold in custody; to distrain
• 扣上kòu shàngto buckle up; to fasten
• 扣留kòu liúto detain sb; to hold sb against their will; to withhold (property, documents, funds etc)
• 扣分kòu fēnto deduct marks (when grading school work); to have marks deducted; penalty points
• 扣住kòu zhùto detain; to hold back by force; to buckle
• 扣人心弦kòu rén xīn xiánto excite; to thrill; exciting
• 扣动kòu dòngto pull (a trigger)
• 扣去kòu qùto deduct (points etc)
• 扣问kòu wèn(literary) to inquire; to ask; question
• 扣压kòu yāto withhold; to hold sth back (and prevent it being known)
• 扣应kòu yìngto call in (to a broadcast program) (loanword) (Tw)
• 扣扣Kòu kòu(net slang) QQ instant messenger
• 扣击kòu jīto smash a ball
• 扣查kòu cháto detain and question
• 扣杀kòu shāto smash a ball; to spike
• 扣减kòu jiǎnto deduct
• 扣球kòu qiúto smash a ball; to spike
• 扣环kòu huáncirclip; C-clip; snap ring; Jesus clip; brooch
• 扣发kòu fāto deprive; to withhold; to hold sth back (and prevent it being known)
• 扣肉kòu ròusteamed pork
• 扣题kòu títo stick to the topic
• 扣眼kòu yǎnbuttonhole

Words containing 扣

• 折扣zhé kòudiscount
• 回扣huí kòubrokerage; a commission paid to a middleman; euphemism for a bribe
• 不折不扣bù zhé bù kòua hundred percent; to the letter; out-and-out
• 打折扣dǎ zhé kòuto give a discount; to be of less value than anticipated
• 纽扣niǔ kòubutton
• 克扣kè kòuto wrongfully withhold part of what is due (to sb); to shortchange…
• 抵扣dǐ kòuto deduct (money due)
• 代扣dài kòuto withhold tax (from employee's salary)
• 刷扣shuā kòuto strum a chord (Tw)
• 卡扣qiǎ kòuclip; buckle
• 哈扣hā kòuhardcore (loanword)
• 带扣dài kòubuckle
• 按扣àn kòusnap fastener
• 暗扣àn kòuhidden snap fastener (concealed behind a flap on a garment)
• 暴扣bào kòuslam dunk (basketball)
• 查扣chá kòuto seize; to confiscate
• 紧扣jǐn kòuto stick closely to (a topic or theme etc)
• 衣扣yī kòubutton
• 解扣jiě kòuto unbutton; (fig.) to solve a dispute
• 门扣mén kòudoor latch
• 预扣yù kòuto withhold
• 领扣lǐng kòucollar button
• 吃回扣chī huí kòuto receive a kickback; to draw a commission
• 子母扣zǐ mǔ kòusnap fastener

Characters built on 口

These share the phonetic component 口 (kǒu), which is why their readings rhyme. Learning them as a family is far cheaper than learning them one at a time.

• 后hòuempress; queen; (archaic) monarch
• 否fǒuto negate; to deny; not
• 周zhōuto make a circuit; to circle; circle
• 售shòu(bound form) to sell; to retail; (literary) to carry out (a plan or intrigue etc)
• 右yòu(bound form) right; right-hand side; (bound form) (politics) right of center…
• 兽shòubeast; animal; beastly
• 喉hóuthroat; larynx
• 吼hǒuto roar; to howl; to shriek

Characters that look like 扣

Easy to confuse on sight. Compare them side by side once and the pair stops costing you.

• 加jiāto add; (math) plus; to increase; to augment
• 如rúas; as if; such as
• 私sīpersonal; private; selfish
• 初chū(bound form) at first; initially; (bound form) first; early…
• 扫sǎoto sweep (with a brush or broom); to sweep away; to wipe out; to get rid of…
• 伽gāused in the transliteration of Greek letters

Sounds the same

Read kòu, tone for tone, but written differently.

• 寇to invade; to plunder; bandit
• 叩to knock; to kowtow
• 蔻used in 豆蔻
• 簆healds of a loom
• 筘(a measure of width of cloth)
• 怐used in 怐愗
• 鷇fledglings
• 佝used in 佝瞀