扣 kòu
- Strokes
- 6
- Radical
- 扌 — hand
- Made of
- 扌 hand 口 mouth
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
扣
kòu
to deduct, to button; button
Character
Example phrases
- 迟到超过十分钟，公司会从奖金里扣一部分钱。 Chídào chāoguò shí fēnzhōng, gōngsī huì cóng jiǎngjīn lǐ kòu yí bùfen qián. If someone is more than ten minutes late, the company deducts part of the bonus.
- 天气冷了，出门要把外套的扣子扣好。 Tiānqì lěng le, chūmén yào bǎ wàitào de kòuzi kòu hǎo. It's cold now, so button your coat up properly before going out.
- 老师把我的作业扣了两分，因为字写得太乱。 Lǎoshī bǎ wǒ de zuòyè kòu le liǎng fēn, yīnwèi zì xiě de tài luàn. The teacher took two points off my homework because the handwriting was too messy.
Related words
- 不折不扣 bùzhébúkòu out-and-out; thoroughgoing; without discount
- 扣除 kòuchú to deduct; to subtract
- 扣留 kòuliú to detain; to withhold
- 扣人心弦 kòurénxīnxián gripping; thrilling
- 扣押 kòuyā to seize; to detain; to impound
- 纽扣 niǔkòu button
- 券 quàn ticket, coupon
- 款 kuǎn sum of money; measure word for items
- 性价比 xìngjiàbǐ cost-performance ratio
- 余额 yú'é balance, remainder
- 定价 dìngjià to set a price; price
- 金额 jīn'é amount of money