Translation of 扣 to English with examples of 扣 -Chinese-English dictionary Trainchinese

扣

釦

kòu

n. button; knot; circle of thread (on a screw)

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Other meanings

[kòu] v. button up; cover with an inverted bowl; put (a label on sb.); detain, arrest; deduct; smash or spike (a ball); pull (trigger)

MEASURE WORDS

CHARACTER COMPOSITION

RADICAL

扌 hand (for 扣)

金 metal (for 釦)

SIMILAR CHARACTERS

WRITE STROKE BY STROKE

Simplified Chinese

Traditional Chinese

Simplified stroke orders are based on the 'Standard of National Commonly-used Mandarin Chinese Characters (现代汉语通用字笔顺规范)', issued by the China National Language and Character Working Committee (国家语言文字工作委员会) on April 7th 1997. Traditional stroke orders are based on information issued by the Taiwan Ministry of Education.

EXAMPLES

扣子

釦子

kòu zi

n. button

活扣

huó kòu

n. slipknot

搭扣

dā kòu

n. hasp

安全扣

ān quán kòu

nphr. (rock climbing) screwgate carabiner

螺丝扣

螺絲釦

luó sī kòu

n. thread of a screw

丝丝入扣

絲絲入釦

sī sī rù kòu

idiom. (done) with meticulous care and flawless artistry, all threads neatly tied up