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Meaning of 叩

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(Trad.: 敂)
Pinyin: kòu
English Definition: old variant of ; 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:
Pictophonetic: indicates the sound; (kneel) conveys the meaning.
Character Formation:
  • Left to right
    • [ kǒu ] mouth; entrance, gate, opening
    • [ jié ] seal; kneeling person
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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
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Example Sentences
1
Do you know what a kokle is?
2
They had an old kokle they let me borrow.
3
Who is it that comes slowly to my door and gently knocks?
4
Tap with your shoe on the window, and he will let us in.
5
The kokle is the manic-depressive of the string family.