• 1623rd most frequent character
  • Adds <0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 2 dictionary entries
  • Appears in 52 words
  • Component in 1 character

Decomposition

1Once
2Radical
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. kòu (kou4)to fasten • to button • button • buckle • knot • to arrest • to confiscate • to deduct (money) • discount • to knock • to smash or spike (a ball) • to cover (with a bowl etc) • fig. to tag a label on sb
2. kòu (kou4)button

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for kòu (kou4)The component is pronounced as 'kǒu' (kou3). It has the same pronunciation as the character, but differs on tone.
2. Pronunciation clue for kòu (kou4)The component is pronounced as 'shǒu' (shou3). It has the same pinyin final.
3. Pronunciation clue for kòu (kou4)The component is pronounced as 'kǒu' (kou3). It has the same pronunciation as the character, but differs on tone.
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Appears In

also appears in:

Example Words

Common

折扣 
扣子 (釦子)

Uncommon

不折不扣 
克扣 (剋扣)
回扣 
扣上 
扣人心弦 
扣分 
扣押 
扣留 
扣篮 (扣籃)
扣肉 
扣除 
搭扣 
纽扣 (紐扣)
紧扣 (緊扣)
钮扣 (鈕釦)

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  • 16th most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.55% to your reading coverage
  • 2 dictionary entries
  • Appears in 480 words
  • Component in 3 characters

Decomposition

1Once
2Radical
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. shǎng (shang3)see 上聲|上声[shang3 sheng1]
2. shàng (shang4)on top • upon • above • upper • previous • first (of multiple parts) • to climb • to get onto • to go up • to attend (class or university)

Pronunciation Clues

There are no phonetic clues for this character.
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Appears In

also appears in:

Example Words

Common

上海 
上班 
上网 (上網)
爱上 (愛上)
早上 
晚上 
马上 (馬上)

Uncommon

上下 
上来 (上來)
上传 (上傳)
上午 
上去 
上台 
上司 
上场 (上場)
上坟 (上墳)
上天 
上学 (上學)
上山 
上市 
上帝 
上床 
上手 
上扬 (上揚)
上升 (上昇)
上映 
上海市 
上演 
上涨 (上漲)
上火 
上班族 
上瘾 (上癮)
上级 (上級)
上线 (上線)
上行 
上街 
上衣 
上课 (上課)
上路 
上身 
上车 (上車)
上辈子 (上輩子)
上门 (上門)
上阵 (上陣)
上面 
世上 
之上 
以上 
加上 
史上 
向上 
地上 
基本上 
天上 
奉上 
实际上 (實際上)
戴上 
楼上 (樓上)
海上 
爬上 
献上 (獻上)
登上 
皇上 
看上 
看上去 
穿上 
考上 
至上 
台上 (臺上)
赶上 (趕上)
路上 
踏上 
身上 
迷上 
闭上 (閉上)
关上 (關上)
附上 

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Decomposition Levels:
Level 1 - Once: Only divided once. So only two components.
Level 2 - Radical: Radical Decomposition. The character gets decomposed into its lowest radical components. For the complete list visit the Radical wikipedia page.
Level 3 - Graphical: Graphical Decomposition. Shows all the strokes & lowest level of components that make up the character.
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