钮
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button
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Dict coverage rank #3,149 U+94AE
How 钮 is formed
Phono-semantic compound (形声字)
钅 (semantic, “metal”) + 丑 (phonetic, chǒu)
How to remember it
push button · Heisig RSH #2946
metal + 丑 clown
Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.
Phonetic series: characters sharing the sound component 丑
Siblings built with the same phonetic component 丑 (chǒu) — compare how they read:
| Character | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 丑 sound component | chǒu | ugly; shameful; comedian, clown |
| 纽 | niǔ | knot; button, handle; tie |
| 扭 | niǔ | to turn, to twist, to wrench; to grasp, to seize |
| 妞 | niū | girl |
| 忸 | niǔ | blushing, bashful, ashamed |
| 狃 | niǔ | greedy, covetous; accustomed to |
Words containing 钮
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 起动钮 | qǐ dòng niǔ | starter button; on switch |
| 电钮 | diàn niǔ | push button (electric switch) |
| 止闹按钮 | zhǐ nào àn niǔ | snooze button |
| 钮带 | niǔ dài | bond; ties (of friendship etc) |
| 印钮 | yìn niǔ | decorated knob protruding from seal, allowing it to be strung on a cord |
| 旋钮 | xuán niǔ | knob (e.g. handle or radio button) |
| 钮扣 | niǔ kòu | variant of 紐扣|纽扣[niu3 kou4] |
| 按钮 | àn niǔ | to push a button; button (one that can be pressed to trigger an action) |
| 钮祜禄 | Niǔ hù lù | Niohuru (prominent Manchu clan) |