叩(kòu): to knock
5 strokes
to knock
Stroke order animation
Character information
- Pinyin
- kòu
- Meaning
- to knock; to kowtow
- Strokes
- 5
- HSK level
- —
- Traditional
- Same
Origin & structure
Where 叩 comes from and how its parts fit together.
How to write 叩 step by step
5 strokes — each frame adds one stroke, shown in dark ink over the lighter ones.
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Words with 叩
Common words using 叩 — tap any character to open its stroke-order page.
to kneel three times and kowtow nine times (formal etiquette on meeting the emperor)
Open 三跪九叩 page →kòu叩tóu头
to kowtow (traditional greeting, esp. to a superior, involving kneeling and pressing on…
Open 叩头 page →Related characters
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