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叩首 (kòu shǒu): Kowtow (bow deeply) — Meaning & Stroke Order

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Character Breakdown

叩首 consists of 2 characters.

叩
kòu
knock, ask; kowtow, bow
首
shǒu
first (occasion, thing etc.)

Word Info

Pinyinkòu shǒu
Meaningkowtow (bow deeply)
Characters2
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Related Words

More HSK vocabulary that shares characters with 叩首.

Words with 叩
  • 叩拜kòu bài
  • 叩谢kòu xiè
  • 叩门kòu mén
  • 叩问kòu wèn
Words with 首
  • 首先shǒu xiānHSK 4
  • 首都shǒu dūHSK 4
  • 首次shǒu cìHSK 5
  • 元首yuán shǒuHSK 6
  • 首要shǒu yàoHSK 6
  • 首饰shǒu shìHSK 6
  • 俯首fǔ shǒuHSK 7-9
  • 回首huí shǒuHSK 7-9
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