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Meaning of 叩

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叩 (Trad.: 敂)
Pinyin: kòu
English Definition: old variant of 叩 ; to knock; to knock; to kowtow
Chinese Definition:
①敲打:叩击。叩门。叩关(a.入国求见;b.攻打关门;c.指足球、冰球等运动中攻打球门)。叩诊。
②旧时一种礼节:叩拜。叩见。叩谒。叩首。叩头。
Total strokes: 5; Radical: 口
Pictophonetic:口 indicates the sound; 卩 (kneel) conveys the meaning.
Character Formation:
  • ⿰ Left to right
    • 口 [ kǒu ] mouth; entrance, gate, opening
    • 卩 [ jié ] seal; kneeling person
Similar Characters: 叨 叫 卭
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Example Words
叩头 kòu tóu to kowtow (traditional greeting, esp. to a superior, involving kneeling and pressing one's forehead to the ground); also written 磕头
叩首 kòu shǒu to kowtow; also written 磕头
叩门 kòu mén to knock on a door
叩拜 kòu bài to bow in salute; to kowtow
叩见 kòu jiàn to kowtow in salute
More:叩* | *叩 | *叩*
Example Sentences
1
你知道什么是叩叩琴吗
?
Do you know what a kokle is?
2
他们借给我一个旧的叩叩琴
。
They had an old kokle they let me borrow.
3
是谁慢慢地来到我的门前轻轻地敲叩
?
Who is it that comes slowly to my door and gently knocks?
4
用你的鞋轻叩窗户
,
他就会让我们进去的
。
Tap with your shoe on the window, and he will let us in.
5
叩叩琴可以说是弦乐器家族当中的躁狂抑郁症
。
The kokle is the manic-depressive of the string family.