The button came off.
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扣
Traditional: 釦
kòu
HSK 3.0 · 6
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kòu · kau3 (Jyutping)
- to fasten
- to button
- button
- buckle
- knot
- to arrest
- to confiscate
- to deduct (money)
- discount
- to knock
- to smash, spike or dunk (a ball)
- to cover (with a bowl etc)
- (fig.) to tag a label on sb
- (Tw) (loanword) code
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Character breakdown
扣
- Meaning
- knock, strike, rap, tap; button
- Radical
- 扌
- Strokes
- 6
- Components
- ⿰扌口
- Cangjie
- QR
- Four-corner
- 5600.0
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Example sentences
The button came off.
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