叩

to ask; to bow, to kowtow; to knock; to kowtow

Strokes
5
Pinyin
kòu

Parts

Words with 叩

  1. 叩问kòu wèn · kouwen(literary) to inquire; to ask; question
  2. 叩应kòu yìng · kouyingcall-in (loanword)
  3. 叩拜kòu bài · koubaito bow in salute; to kowtow
  4. 叩球kòu qiú · kouqiuspike (volleyball)
  5. 叩见kòu jiàn · koujianto kowtow in salute
  6. 叩谒kòu yè · kouyeto visit (esp. one's superiors)
  7. 叩门kòu mén · koumento knock on a door
  8. 叩关kòu guān · kouguanto knock at the gate (old); to make an approach; to invade
  9. 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]
  10. 叩首kòu shǒu · koushouto kowtow; also written 磕頭|磕头[ke1 tou2]
  11. 跪叩guì kòu · guikouto kowtow
  12. 三跪九叩sān guì jiǔ kòu · sanguijiukouto kneel three times and kowtow nine times (formal etiquette on meeting the emperor)

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Data from JMdict, KANJIDIC2 (EDRDG), KanjiVG, CC-CEDICT and Make Me a Hanzi. Sources and licences