扣

Han character

扣 (Kangxi radical 64, 手+3, 6 strokes, cangjie input 手口 (QR), four-corner 5600₀, composition ⿰扌口)

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Historical forms of the character 扣
Shuowen Jiezi (compiled in Han)
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Phono-semantic compound (形聲 / 形声, OC *kʰoːʔ, *kʰoːs): semantic 手 + phonetic 口 (OC *kʰoːʔ).

Pronunciation

Definitions

扣

1. Alternative form of 叩 (kòu, “to knock; to rap; to strike; to pound”)
   • 10th century, 李中 (南唐), “留題胡參卿秀才幽居”, in 碧雲集:

     扣門時有栖禪客，灑酒多招採藥翁 [Literary Chinese, trad.]
     扣门时有栖禅客，洒酒多招采药翁 [Literary Chinese, simp.]

     kòu mén shí yǒu qīchán kè, shī jiǔ duō zhāo cǎi yào wēng [Pinyin]

     (please add an English translation of this quotation)

   • 12th–13th century, 葉紹翁, “游園不值”, in 南宋群賢小集, 宋槧宋印 edition:

     應嫌屐齒印蒼苔，十扣柴門九不開 [Literary Chinese, trad.]
     应嫌屐齿印苍苔，十扣柴门九不开 [Literary Chinese, simp.]

     yīng xián jī chǐ yìn cāng tái, shí kòu chái mén jiǔ bù kāi [Pinyin]

     (please add an English translation of this quotation)

     in 兩宋名賢小集, 文淵閣 edition:

     應憐屐齒印蒼苔，小扣柴扉久不開 [Literary Chinese, trad.]
     应怜屐齿印苍苔，小扣柴扉久不开 [Literary Chinese, simp.]

     yīng lián jī chǐ yìn cāng tái, xiǎo kòu chái fēi jiǔ bù kāi [Pinyin]

     (please add an English translation of this quotation)

   • 1963, 瓊瑤, chapter 7, in 窗外:

     溫柔的夜風輕扣著她的窗檻。 [MSC, trad.]
     温柔的夜风轻扣着她的窗槛。 [MSC, simp.]

     Wēnróu de yè fēng qīng kòu zhe tā de chuāngjiàn. [Pinyin]

     (please add an English translation of this quotation)

2. Alternative form of 叩 (kòu, “to enquire”)
   • 12th century, 洪邁, “楚州方夫子”, in 夷堅志·夷堅三志, volume 壬卷第二:

     求見之者，不可蹤跡。凡人死生福禍，值其肯言，無不響應，然不可扣。 [Literary Chinese, trad.]
     求见之者，不可踪迹。凡人死生福祸，值其肯言，无不响应，然不可扣。 [Literary Chinese, simp.]

     Qiú jiàn zhī zhě, bù kě zōng jì. Fán rén sǐshēng fúhuò, zhí qí kěn yán, wú bù xiǎngyìng, rán bù kě kòu. [Pinyin]

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3. to hold; to restrain; to grab (a horse)
4. to detain; to arrest
5. to button; to fasten a button; to buckle; to clasp
6. button (knob or small disc serving as a fastener)

   紐扣／纽扣  ―  niǔkòu  ―  button

7. knot
8. to subtract; to deduct (money, points, etc.)
9. to accord with; to tally with; to conform to
10. Classifier for discount.
11. a surname, Kou

Compounds

Further reading

• “扣”, in 漢語多功能字庫 (Multi-function Chinese Character Database)‎, 香港中文大學 (the Chinese University of Hong Kong), 2014–

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Han character

扣: Hán Nôm readings: khấu, khẩu, khâu, kháu

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