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钮

niǔ

Character Traditional 鈕

What 钮 means

1. button

Other readings

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

• Niǔsurname Niu

Example sentences

• 按下按钮。
  Press the button.
• 这个钮扣松了
  Zhège niǔ kòu sōng le
  This button is loose.
• 请按下按钮。
  Press the button, please.
• 请将按钮按下。
  Push the button, please.
• 你按了按钮吗?
  Did you push the button?
• 这颗钮扣脱落了。
  Zhè kē niǔ kòu tuōluò le.
  The button came off.

Words starting with 钮

• 钮带niǔ dàibond; ties (of friendship etc)
• 钮祜禄Niǔ hù lùNiohuru (prominent Manchu clan)
• 钮扣niǔ kòuvariant of 纽扣

Words containing 钮

• 按钮àn niǔto push a button; button (one that can be pressed to trigger an action)
• 印钮yìn niǔdecorated knob protruding from seal, allowing it to be strung on a cord
• 旋钮xuán niǔknob (e.g. handle or radio button)
• 电钮diàn niǔpush button (electric switch)
• 起动钮qǐ dòng niǔstarter button; on switch
• 止闹按钮zhǐ nào àn niǔsnooze button

Characters built on 丑

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

• 纽niǔto turn; to wrench; button
• 扭niǔto turn; to twist; to wring
• 羞xiūshy; ashamed; shame
• 妞niūgirl
• 忸niǔused in 忸怩
• 狃niǔaccustomed to

Characters that look like 钮

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

• 牺xīsacrifice
• 钼mùmolybdenum (chemistry)
• 钰yùtreasure; hard metal
• 钽tǎntantalum (chemistry)
• 钜jù(literary) hard iron; (literary) hook; barb; used in personal names and place names
• 铋bìbismuth (chemistry)

Sounds the same

Read niǔ, tone for tone, but written differently.

• 纽to turn; to wrench; button
• 扭to turn; to twist; to wring
• 忸used in 忸怩
• 狃accustomed to
• 杻handcuffs; red apricot