纽 niǔ
- Strokes
- 7
- Radical
- 纟 — silk
- Made of
- 纟 silk 丑 ugly
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
纽扣
niǔkòu
button
Characters in this word
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
Example phrases
- 这件礼服的纽扣全部由贝壳打磨而成，细节十分考究。 Zhè jiàn lǐfú de niǔkòu quánbù yóu bèiké dǎmó ér chéng, xìjié shífēn kǎojiu. The buttons on this formal dress are all polished from shells, and the details are very refined.
- 外套上掉了一颗纽扣，我得缝上去。 Wàitào shàng diào le yì kē niǔkòu, wǒ děi féng shàngqù. A button has come off my coat, and I have to sew it back on.
- 小宝宝还不会自己扣纽扣。 Xiǎo bǎobao hái bú huì zìjǐ kòu niǔkòu. The little baby cannot do up buttons by himself yet.
Related words
- 纽带 niǔdài bond; link; tie
- 枢纽 shūniǔ hub; pivot; key link
- 扣 kòu to deduct, to button; button
- 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
- 蜡烛 làzhú candle
- 帘子 liánzi curtain; screen
- 蜡 là wax
- 夹子 jiāzi clip; clamp