| 1 | 跪叩 | 跪叩 | guì kòu | gui4 kou4 | to kowtow | | |
| 2 | 叩 | 叩 | kòu | kou4 | old variant of 叩 ; to knock; to knock; to kowtow | | |
| 3 | 叩拜 | 叩拜 | kòu bài | kou4 bai4 | to bow in salute; to kowtow | | |
| 4 | 叩关 | 叩關 | kòu guān | kou4 guan1 | to knock at the gate (old); to make an approach; to invade; to attack the goal (sports) | | |
| 5 | 叩见 | 叩見 | kòu jiàn | kou4 jian4 | to kowtow in salute | | |
| 6 | 叩门 | 叩門 | kòu mén | kou4 men2 | to knock on a door | | |
| 7 | 叩其姓名 | 叩其姓名 | kòu qí xìng míng | kou4 qi2 xing4 ming2 | to ask his name (idiom) | | |
| 8 | 叩球 | 叩球 | kòu qiú | kou4 qiu2 | spike (volleyball) | | |
| 9 | 叩首 | 叩首 | kòu shǒu | kou4 shou3 | to kowtow; also written 磕头 | | |
| 10 | 叩头 | 叩頭 | kòu tóu | kou4 tou2 | to kowtow (traditional greeting, esp. to a superior, involving kneeling and pressing one's forehead to the ground); also written 磕头 | | |
| 11 | 叩谒 | 叩謁 | kòu yè | kou4 ye4 | to visit (esp. one's superiors) | | |
| 12 | 叩应 | 叩應 | kòu yìng | kou4 ying4 | call-in (loanword) | | |
| 13 | 三跪九叩 | 三跪九叩 | sān guì jiǔ kòu | san1 gui4 jiu3 kou4 | to kneel three times and kowtow nine times (formal etiquette on meeting the emperor) | | |