磕(kē)

HSK 7-915 strokes

to tap

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Character information

Pinyin
kē
Meaning
to tap; to knock (against sth hard); to knock (mud from boots, ashes from a pipe etc)
Strokes
15
HSK level
HSK 7-9
Traditional
Same

Origin & structure

Where 磕 comes from and how its parts fit together.

Phonetic-semantic compound⿰石盍

In this compound, the meaning comes from 石 (stone); 盍 supplies the sound.

One part carries the meaning, the other suggests the sound.

Made of

石shí盍hé

Parts are arranged left to right.

How to write 磕 step by step

15 strokes — each frame adds one stroke, shown in dark ink over the lighter ones.

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Words with 磕

Common words using 磕 — tap any character to open its stroke-order page.

sǐ死kē磕

(coll.) to fight to the death

Open 死磕 page →
kē磕pèng碰

to knock against; to bump into; to have a disagreement; to clash

Open 磕碰 page →
kē磕kē磕

(onom.) knocking

Open 磕磕 page →
kē磕tóu头

to kowtow (traditional greeting, esp. to a superior, involving kneeling and pressing on…

Open 磕头 page →
kē磕kē磕bàn绊bàn绊

bumpy (of a road)

Open 磕磕绊绊 page →

Related characters

More HSK 7-9 characters

丁丐丘丙丛丝丫丸

From 磕’s common words

死碰头绊

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