"叩" Chinese-English Dictionary

叩 kòu

Radical: 口 (3 traits)
Number of strokes: 5
Structure: gauche et droite

Cangjie: RSL 口尸中
Sijiao: 6702.0
Wubi: KBH
GB 2312: DFB5
Big5: A56E
Unicode: U+53E9

Decomposition Practice Sheet Dictionary of examples Synonyms

Chinese	Pinyin	Translation	Actions
叩	kòu	old variant of 叩[kou4] / to knock	syn

Chinese	Pinyin	Translation	Actions
叩头叩頭	kòu tóu	to kowtow (traditional greeting, esp. to a superior, involving kneeling and pressing one's forehead to the ground) / also written 磕頭\|磕头[ke1 tou2]	syn
叩首	kòu shǒu	to kowtow / also written 磕頭\|磕头[ke1 tou2]	syn
叩门叩門	kòu mén	to knock on a door	syn
叩拜	kòu bài	to bow in salute / to kowtow
叩见叩見	kòu jiàn	to kowtow in salute
叩关叩關	kòu guān	to knock at the gate (old) / to make an approach / to invade / to attack the goal (sports)
叩球	kòu qiú	spike (volleyball)
叩问叩問	kòu wèn	(literary) to inquire / to ask / question	syn
叩谒叩謁	kòu yè	to visit (esp. one's superiors)
叩应叩應	kòu yìng	call-in (loanword)

Chinese	Pinyin	Translation	Actions
跪叩	guì kòu	to kowtow
三跪九叩	sān guì jiǔ kòu	to kneel three times and kowtow nine times (formal etiquette on meeting the emperor)