扣 (kòu)

to fasten; to deduct; discount

How 扣 is written

Strokes
6
Radical
扌 — hand
Traditional
扣
Simplified
扣 (unchanged)

Components

Common words using 扣

不折不扣 bùzhébùkòu
a hundred per cent; to the letter; out-and-out
剋扣 kèkòu
to dock; to deduct; to embezzle
回扣 huíkòu
brokerage; a commission paid to a middleman; euphemism for a bribe
扣上 kòushàng
to buckle up; to fasten
扣人心弦 kòurénxīnxián
to excite; to thrill; exciting
扣分 kòufēn
to deduct marks (when grading school work); to have marks deducted; penalty points
扣籃 kòulán
slam dunk
扣肉 kòuròu
steamed pork
扣除 kòuchú
to deduct
折扣 zhékòu
discount
搭扣 dākòu
a buckle or fastener for clothing that does not use a button and buttonhole (e.g. the buckle on metal wristwatches)
紐扣 niǔkòu
button

扣 in a sentence

遲到會被扣薪水。

Chídào huì bèi kòu xīnshuǐ.

“Your salary will be deducted if you are late.”

How common is 扣?

扣 is the 1,623rd most frequent character in written Chinese. Characters up to this rank account for about 95.4% of all running text.

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