叩
to knock; to kowtow
5 strokes
Dict coverage rank #2,844 U+53E9
How 叩 is formed
Phono-semantic compound (形声字)
卩 (semantic, “kneel”) + 口 (phonetic, kǒu)
Phonetic series: characters sharing the sound component 口
Siblings built with the same phonetic component 口 (kǒu) — compare how they read:
| Character | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 口 sound component | kǒu | mouth; entrance, gate, opening |
| 可 | kě | may, can, -able; possibly |
| 扣 | kòu | to detain; to knock, to tap; button |
| 否 | fǒu | no, not, un-; final particle |
Words containing 叩
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 叩头 | kòu tóu | to kowtow (traditional greeting, esp. to a superior, involving kneeling and pressing one's… |
| 叩门 | kòu mén | to knock on a door |
| 叩球 | kòu qiú | spike (volleyball) |
| 叩关 | kòu guān | to knock at the gate (old); to make an approach; to invade; to attack the goal (sports) |
| 叩见 | kòu jiàn | to kowtow in salute |
| 叩应 | kòu yìng | call-in (loanword) |
| 三跪九叩 | sān guì jiǔ kòu | to kneel three times and kowtow nine times (formal etiquette on meeting the emperor) |
| 叩首 | kòu shǒu | to kowtow; also written 磕頭|磕头[ke1 tou2] |
| 叩问 | kòu wèn | (literary) to inquire; to ask; question |
| 叩拜 | kòu bài | to bow in salute; to kowtow |
| 跪叩 | guì kòu | to kowtow |
| 叩谒 | kòu yè | to visit (esp. one's superiors) |