叩
敂Meanings
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- 1.old variant of 叩[kòu]
- 2.to knock
- 1.to knock
- 2.to kowtow
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Wiktionary
- 1.to knock; to strike
- 2.to kowtow; to bow
- 3.to enquire; to ask
- 4.a surname
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Etymology
Phono-semantic compound (形聲 /形声, OC *kʰoːʔ): phonetic 口 (OC *kʰoːʔ) + semantic 卩. The semantic component 卩 depicts a kneeling human.
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Related words
叩首 to kowtow叩谒 to visit (esp. one's superiors)叩头 to kowtow (traditional greeting, esp. to a superior, involving kneeling and pressing one's forehead to the ground)叩门 to knock on a door叩见 to kowtow in salute叩问 (literary) to inquire叩球 spike (volleyball)跪叩 to kowtow叩应 call-in (loanword)叩关 to knock at the gate (old)叩拜 to bow in salute; to kowtow三跪九叩 to kneel three times and kowtow nine times (formal etiquette on meeting the emperor)