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
扣除
kòuchú
to deduct; to subtract
Characters in this word
除 chú
- Strokes
- 9
- Radical
- 阝 — place, town, city
- Made of
- 阝 place, town, city 余 surplus, remainder
- How it's built
- Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
Example phrases
- 公司会在发放奖金前扣除个人所得税。 Gōngsī huì zài fāfàng jiǎngjīn qián kòuchú gèrén suǒdéshuì. The company will deduct personal income tax before issuing bonuses.
- 房租会从工资里直接扣除。 Fángzū huì cóng gōngzī li zhíjiē kòuchú. The rent will be deducted directly from the salary.
- 请从总价里扣除已经付过的押金。 Qǐng cóng zǒngjià li kòuchú yǐjīng fù guo de yājīn. Please deduct the deposit already paid from the total price.
Related words
- 扣 kòu to deduct, to button; button
- 不折不扣 bùzhébúkòu out-and-out; thoroughgoing; without discount
- 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
- 除了 chúle except; besides
- 拆除 chāichú to demolish; to remove
- 除非 chúfēi unless; only if
- 除夕 chúxī Chinese New Year's Eve
- 解除 jiěchú to remove; to cancel
- 排除 páichú to rule out; to remove