叩

kòu

Radical: 口 pictophonetic

Components & Etymology

叩 decomposes into the following components:

口 卩

Semantic component: 卩; phonetic component: 口.

Words containing 叩

Common multi-character words and phrases that include 叩.

叩关
kòu guān
to knock at the gate (old)
叩头
kòu tóu
to kowtow (traditional greeting, esp. to a superior, involving kneeling and pressing one's forehead to the ground)
叩应
kòu yìng
call-in (loanword)
叩拜
kòu bài
to bow in salute
叩球
kòu qiú
spike (volleyball)
叩见
kòu jiàn
to kowtow in salute
叩谒
kòu yè
to visit (esp. one's superiors)
叩门
kòu mén
to knock on a door
叩问
kòu wèn
叩首
kòu shǒu
to kowtow
跪叩
guì kòu
to kowtow
三跪九叩
sān guì jiǔ kòu
to kneel three times and kowtow nine times (formal etiquette on meeting the emperor)

Related characters (radical 口)

Characters that share the radical 口.

卟 口 古 句 另 叨 只 叫 召 叭 叮 可 台 叱 史 右 叵 叶 号 司 叹 叻 叼 叽

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