扣 meaning and pronunciation

扣
Simplified/traditional character

扣 English definition

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 levels

Characters with the same pronunciation

  • 叩 : to knock; to kowtow;
  • 寇 : to invade; to plunder; bandit; foe; enemy;
  • 筘 : (a measure of width of cloth);
  • 簆 : healds of a loom;
  • 鷇 : fledglings;

Words containing 扣, by HSK level

  • HSK 6 vocabulary list
    • 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;
    • 纽扣儿 (niǔ kòu r) : button
腔 泣