• 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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  • 554th most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.04% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 121 words
  • Component in 16 characters

Decomposition

1Once
2Radical
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. liú (liu2)to leave (a message etc) • to retain • to stay • to remain • to keep • to preserve

Pronunciation Clues

There are no phonetic clues for this character.
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Example Words

Common

停留 
留下 
留给 (留給)
留言 

Uncommon

保留 
去留 
拘留 
挽留 
收留 
残留 (殘留)
滞留 (滯留)
留住 
留作 
留存 
留学 (留學)
留学生 (留學生)
留守 
留影 
留心 
留念 
留情 
留意 
留恋 (留戀)
留神 
逗留 
遗留 (遺留)

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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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