Keyword
to knock
- to ask
- to bow
- to kowtow
- Frequency
- #3721
- Strokes
- 5
Readings
kòu
Mnemonic
卩 (kneel) gives the meaning and 口 the sound.
Stroke order
Composed of
Used in vocabulary
叩
to knock; to kowtow
叩头
to kowtow (traditional greeting, esp. to a superior, involving kneeling and pressing one's forehead to the ground); also written 磕头 (kētóu)
叩问
(literary) to inquire; to ask; question
叩首
to kowtow; also written 磕头 (kētóu)
叩拜
to bow in salute; to kowtow
叩门
to knock on a door
叩关
to knock at the gate (old); to make an approach; to invade; to attack the goal (sports)
叩应
call-in (loanword)
三跪九叩
to kneel three times and kowtow nine times (formal etiquette on meeting the emperor)
叩见
to kowtow in salute
跪叩
to kowtow