pīnyīn 
pin1yin1 
ㄓㄨㄧㄣ 
 
simplified 
traditional 
 
扣 
扣 
kou4 
 
 
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 
 
扣 
釦 
kou4 
 
 
button 
 
 
strokes 
6 
 
radical 
 
 
strokes after radical 
3 
 
暴扣 
暴扣 
bao4 kou4 
 
 
slam dunk (basketball) 
 
不折不扣 
不折不扣 
bu4 zhe2 bu4 kou4 
 
 
a hundred percent; to the letter; out-and-out 
 
查扣 
查扣 
cha2 kou4 
 
 
to seize; to confiscate 
 
搭扣 
搭扣 
da1 kou4 
 
 
a buckle or fastener for clothing that does not use a button and buttonhole (e.g. the buckle on metal wristwatches) 
 
打折扣 
打折扣 
da3 zhe2 kou4 
 
 
to give a discount; to be of less value than anticipated 
 
带扣 
帶釦 
dai4 kou4 
 
 
buckle 
 
代扣 
代扣 
dai4 kou4 
 
 
to withhold tax (from employee's salary) 
 
登山扣 
登山扣 
deng1 shan1 kou4 
 
 
carabiner 
 
抵扣 
抵扣 
di3 kou4 
 
 
to deduct from; to compensate 
 
吊扣 
吊扣 
diao4 kou4 
 
 
to suspend (a licence etc) 
 
摁扣儿 
摁釦兒 
en4 kou4 er5 
 
 
a popper; a snap fastener 
 
钩扣 
鉤扣 
gou1 kou4 
 
 
hook 
 
哈扣 
哈扣 
ha1 kou4 
 
 
hardcore (loanword) 
 
环环相扣 
環環相扣 
huan2 huan2 xiang1 kou4 
 
 
closely linked with one another; interlocked; to interrelate 
 
回扣 
回扣 
hui2 kou4 
 
 
brokerage; a commission paid to a middleman; euphemism for a bribe; a kickback 
 
解扣 
解釦 
jie3 kou4 
 
 
lit. to unbutton; fig. to solve a dispute 
 
紧扣 
緊扣 
jin3 kou4 
 
 
to stick closely to (a topic or theme etc) 
 
克扣 
剋扣 
ke4 kou4 
 
 
to dock; to deduct; to embezzle 
 
扣查 
扣查 
kou4 cha2 
 
 
to detain and question 
 
扣除 
扣除 
kou4 chu2 
 
 
to deduct 
 
扣带回 
扣帶回 
kou4 dai4 hui2 
 
 
cingulum (anatomy) 
 
扣发 
扣發 
kou4 fa1 
 
 
to deprive; to withhold; to hold sth back (and prevent it being known) 
 
扣分 
扣分 
kou4 fen1 
 
 
to deduct marks (when grading school work); to have marks deducted; penalty points; to lose points for a penalty or error 
 
扣关 
扣關 
kou4 guan1 
 
 
variant of 叩關|叩关 
 
扣环 
釦環 
kou4 huan2 
 
 
ring fastener; buckle; retainer strap 
 
扣击 
扣擊 
kou4 ji1 
 
 
to smash a ball 
 
扣缴 
扣繳 
kou4 jiao3 
 
 
to withhold; to garnish (wages etc) 
 
扣扣 
扣扣 
kou4 kou4 
 
 
(Internet slang) QQ instant messenger 
 
扣篮 
扣籃 
kou4 lan2 
 
 
slam dunk 
 
扣留 
扣留 
kou4 liu2 
 
 
to detain; to arrest; to hold; to confiscate 
 
扣帽子 
扣帽子 
kou4 mao4 zi5 
 
 
to tag sb with unfair label; power word 
 
扣女 
扣女 
kou4 nv3 
 
 
(slang) to pick up girls; to chase after girls 
 
扣襻 
釦襻 
kou4 pan4 
 
 
fastening 
 
扣球 
扣球 
kou4 qiu2 
 
 
to smash a ball; to spike 
 
扣去 
扣去 
kou4 qu4 
 
 
to deduct (points etc) 
 
扣人心弦 
扣人心弦 
kou4 ren2 xin1 xian2 
 
 
to excite; to thrill; exciting; thrilling; cliff-hanging 
 
扣肉 
扣肉 
kou4 rou4 
 
 
steamed pork 
 
扣杀 
扣殺 
kou4 sha1 
 
 
to smash a ball; to spike 
 
扣上 
扣上 
kou4 shang4 
 
 
to buckle up; to fasten 
 
扣屎盔子 
扣屎盔子 
kou4 shi3 kui1 zi5 
 
 
(northern dialect) lit. to cap in excrement; fig. to discredit with absurd unfounded accusations; to vilify 
 
扣屎盆子 
扣屎盆子 
kou4 shi3 pen2 zi5 
 
 
to make a scapegoat of sb; to defame; to slander 
 
扣式电池 
扣式電池 
kou4 shi4 dian4 chi2 
 
 
button cell; watch battery 
 
扣题 
扣題 
kou4 ti2 
 
 
to stick to the topic 
 
扣押 
扣押 
kou4 ya1 
 
 
to detain; to hold in custody; to distrain; to seize property 
 
扣压 
扣壓 
kou4 ya1 
 
 
to withhold; to hold sth back (and prevent it being known) 
 
扣眼 
釦眼 
kou4 yan3 
 
 
eyelet; buttonhole 
 
扣眼儿 
釦眼兒 
kou4 yan3 er5 
 
 
erhua variant of 釦眼|扣眼 
 
扣应 
扣應 
kou4 ying4 
 
 
to call in (to a broadcast program) (loanword) (Taiwan) 
 
扣住 
扣住 
kou4 zhu4 
 
 
to detain; to hold back by force; to buckle; to hook 
 
扣子 
釦子 
kou4 zi5 
 
 
button 
 
领扣 
領釦 
ling3 kou4 
 
 
collar button 
 
门扣 
門釦 
men2 kou4 
 
 
door latch 
 
尼龙搭扣 
尼龍搭釦 
ni2 long2 da1 kou4 
 
 
nylon buckle; velcro 
 
黏扣带 
黏扣帶 
nian2 kou4 dai4 
 
 
velcro (Tw) 
 
纽扣 
紐扣 
niu3 kou4 
 
 
button 
 
钮扣 
鈕釦 
niu3 kou4 
 
 
variant of 紐扣|纽扣 
 
皮带扣 
皮帶釦 
pi2 dai4 kou4 
 
 
belt buckle 
 
认死扣儿 
認死扣兒 
ren4 si3 kou4 er5 
 
 
stubborn 
 
袖扣 
袖扣 
xiu4 kou4 
 
 
cuff link 
 
预扣 
預扣 
yu4 kou4 
 
 
to withhold 
 
折扣 
折扣 
zhe2 kou4 
 
 
discount