叩
to ask; to bow, to kowtow; to knock; to kowtow
- Strokes
- 5
- Pinyin
- kòu
Parts
Words with 叩
- 叩问kòu wèn · kouwen(literary) to inquire; to ask; question
- 叩应kòu yìng · kouyingcall-in (loanword)
- 叩拜kòu bài · koubaito bow in salute; to kowtow
- 叩球kòu qiú · kouqiuspike (volleyball)
- 叩见kòu jiàn · koujianto kowtow in salute
- 叩谒kòu yè · kouyeto visit (esp. one's superiors)
- 叩门kòu mén · koumento knock on a door
- 叩关kòu guān · kouguanto knock at the gate (old); to make an approach; to invade
- 叩头kòu tóu · koutouto kowtow (traditional greeting, esp. to a superior, involving kneeling and pressing one's forehead to the ground); also written 磕頭|磕头[ke1 tou2]
- 叩首kòu shǒu · koushouto kowtow; also written 磕頭|磕头[ke1 tou2]
- 跪叩guì kòu · guikouto kowtow
- 三跪九叩sān guì jiǔ kòu · sanguijiukouto kneel three times and kowtow nine times (formal etiquette on meeting the emperor)