Memory phrase for the character: 扣

扣

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Meaning

button, buckle, to fasten, discount (money), to cover

Pronunciation

kòu

Explanation

 Left: hand 扌, right: mouth 口 (here: buttonhole)

Mnemonic
 
With the hand at the buttonhole you can button or draw your discount.

Radicals

扌 handSimplification of this hand 手
口 mouth, openingThis is a small square. If it is bigger: 囗, it is an enclosure.




 Vocabulary

钮扣 niǔ kòu  button
扣留 kòu liú  to detain; to arrest; to hold; to confiscate
扣押 kòu yā  to detain; to hold in custody; to distrain; to seize property
扣除 kòu chú  to deduct
扣妞 kòu niū  (slang) to pick up girls; to chase after girls
扣妞 kòu niū  

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