Keyword
button
- to detain
- to knock
- to tap
- Frequency
- #1635
- Strokes
- 6
Readings
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Mnemonic
扌 (hand) gives the meaning and 口 the sound.
Stroke order
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Used in characters
Used in vocabulary
扣
to fasten; to button; button; buckle; knot; to arrest; to confiscate; to deduct (money); discount; to knock; …
扣押
to detain; to hold in custody; to distrain; to seize property
折扣
discount
扣留
to detain sb; to hold sb against their will; to withhold (property, documents, funds etc)
扣除
to deduct
回扣
brokerage; a commission paid to a middleman; euphemism for a bribe; a kickback
扣扣
(Internet slang) QQ instant messenger
扣子
button
不折不扣
a hundred percent; to the letter; out-and-out
克扣
to wrongfully withhold part of what is due (to sb); to shortchange; to skim (pay, rations, resources etc)
紧扣
to stick closely to (a topic or theme etc)
纽扣
button
扣篮
slam dunk
扣动
to pull (a trigger)
查扣
to seize; to confiscate
打折扣
to give a discount; to be of less value than anticipated
抵扣
to deduct (money due)
扣分
to deduct marks (when grading school work); to have marks deducted; penalty points; to lose points for a penalty or error
扣人心弦
to excite; to thrill; exciting; thrilling; cliff-hanging
环环相扣
closely linked with one another; interlocked; to interrelate
扣球
to smash a ball; to spike
扣减
to deduct
扣缴
to withhold; to garnish (wages etc)
扣住
to detain; to hold back by force; to buckle; to hook