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1.

Animated Stroke Order 扣

Watch the stroke order, then trace it yourself.

How to write 扣 — animated stroke order

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2.

Readings & Meanings

扣has 2 distinct senses for the same pronunciation

kòu

to deduct (money)

to fasten; to deduct; to detain

3.

Stroke Order Diagrams 扣

扣 stroke order diagram

4.

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Left-Right

扣

扌shǒu · hand

口kǒu · mouth

扣=

5.

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6.

How to Use 扣

Fasten and clothing items

Daily-life words for buttons and fastening objects.

纽扣 • niǔ kòu • button / buckle • HSK 3.0 · L7-9

HSK 3.0 · L7-9

7.

HSK Vocabulary: 扣

折扣 • zhé kòu • discount

HSK 3.0 · L5

zhé折

kòu扣

8.

Example Sentences

tā他

yīn因

wèi为

chí迟

dào到

bèi被

kòu

Information

Pinyinkòu

Meaningto deduct (money)

Strokes6

Radical扌

Traditional釦

StructureLeft-Right

Frequency#1236

Zhuyinㄎㄡˋ

UnicodeU+6263

CangjieQR

n./v.

扌shǒu · hand

+口kǒu · mouth

niǔ纽

kòu扣

button / buckle

纽扣儿 • niǔ kòu er • button • HSK 6

HSK 6

niǔ纽

kòu扣

er儿

button

Reduce, detain, or hold back

A useful set of administrative and legal meanings.

扣除 • kòu chú • Deduct / Subtract • HSK 3.0 · L7-9

HSK 3.0 · L7-9

kòu扣

chú除

Deduct / Subtract

扣押 • kòu yā • Detain / Seize • HSK 3.0 · L7-9

HSK 3.0 · L7-9

kòu扣

yā押

Detain / Seize

扣留 • kòu liú • Detain / Keep back • HSK 3.0 · L7-9

HSK 3.0 · L7-9

kòu扣

liú留

Detain / Keep back

discount

不折不扣 • bù zhé bù kòu • Without any compromise

HSK 3.0 · L7-9

bù不

zhé折

bù不

kòu扣

Without any compromise

扣人心弦 • kòu rén xīn xián • gripping / heart-stirring

HSK 3.0 · L7-9

kòu扣

rén人

xīn心

xián弦

gripping / heart-stirring

扣

fēn分

le了

。

He was deducted points for being late.

tā他

ná拿

le了

yī一

bǐ笔

huí回

kòu扣

。

He took a brokerage fee.

Gōng公

sī司

měi每

gè个

yuè月

dōu都

huì会

kòu扣

yī一

bù部

fèn分

gōng工

zī资

zuò作

wéi为

shè社

bǎo保

。

The company deducts a portion of the salary as social insurance every month.

Zhè这

gè个

qiú球

yuán员

de的

kòu扣

lán篮

fēi非

cháng常

jīng精

cǎi彩

。

This player's slam dunk is very spectacular.

zhè这

jiàn件

chèn衬

shān衫

de的

kòu扣

zǐ子

diào掉

le了

。

The button on this shirt fell off.

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拚pīnrisk, disregard; go all out for
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