扣
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kòu · to detain

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HSK 3.0 · Level 6Frequency #2421
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6Total strokes

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Left-rightCharacter structure

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扌Key radical

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Vocabulary in context

Common words with 扣

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kòuWords pronounced kòu
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Example sentences

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Nǐ néng gěi wǒ zhé kòu ma ?你能给我折扣吗?

Can you give me a discount?

Source: Tatoeba #3476980 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Sà mǐ de bāo bèi jǐng chá kòu yā le.萨米的包被警察扣押了。

Sami's bag was seized by police.

Source: Tatoeba #9956715 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Nǐ chèn yī de niǔ kòu kuài diào le.你衬衣的纽扣快掉了。

Your shirt button is coming off.

Source: Tatoeba #1312506 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Fǎ lǜ guī dìng, zài jū liàng hé fēi jī shàng, yí dìng yào kòu shàng ān quán dài.法律規定,在車輛和飛機上,一定要扣上安全帶。

It's the law: always buckle your safety belt in cars and airplanes.

Source: Tatoeba #779864 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Nǐ kě yǐ gěi wǒ zhé kòu ma ?你可以给我折扣吗?

Can you give me a discount?

Source: Tatoeba #3476978 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Yòng xiàn jīn fù de huà huì yǒu zhé kòu má ?用現金付的話會有折扣嗎?

Is there a discount if you pay in cash?

Source: Tatoeba #2256337 · CC BY 2.0 FR
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How to study 扣 in context

  1. Say kòu, then recall the core meaning: to detain.
  2. Write all 6 strokes while keeping the left-right balanced.
  3. Use it in 折扣 (zhé kòu), meaning “discount”.
  4. Read the complete sentence aloud once, then cover the translation and explain how 扣 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.