鈕
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niǔ · button, knob

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Character anatomy

Understand the reusable parts

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Writing notes

Shape and proportion

12Total strokes

Count each continuous pen movement once, including turns and hooks.

Left-rightCharacter structure

Keep the left side compact and leave enough room for the right side.

釒Key radical

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Vocabulary in context

Common words with 鈕

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Example sentences

Notice where 鈕 sits in each complete thought.

Nǐ de dì èr kē niǔ kòu kuài diào le.你的第二顆鈕扣快掉了。

Your second button is coming off.

Source: Tatoeba #872160 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Nǐ de yí gè àn niǔ tuō luò le.你的一個按鈕脫落了。

One of your buttons has come off.

Source: Tatoeba #894124 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Wǒ bù zhī dào yào àn nǎ gè àn niǔ.我不知道要按哪個按鈕。

I don't know which button to push.

Source: Tatoeba #876930 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Tā àn xià le jǐn jí àn niǔ.他按下了緊急按鈕。

He pushed the emergency button.

Source: Tatoeba #834488 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Nǐ àn le àn niǔ má ?你按了按鈕嗎?

Did you push the button?

Source: Tatoeba #908387 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Nǐ chèn shān de dì èr lì yī niǔ hǎo xiàng kuài yào diào xià lái le.你襯衫的第二粒衣鈕好像快要掉下來了。

The second button of your shirt is coming off.

Source: Tatoeba #348166 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Turn reference into recall

How to study 鈕 in context

  1. Say niǔ, then recall the core meaning: button, knob.
  2. Write all 12 strokes while keeping the left-right balanced.
  3. Read the complete sentence aloud once, then cover the translation and explain how 鈕 works in that context.

Definitions and traditional forms are compiled from Make Me a Hanzi, HSK curriculum data, and CC-CEDICT. Sourced example sentences link to Tatoeba; editorial examples are labeled separately. Review data sources and licenses.