扣 (kau3 | kou4) : to fasten; to detain; to deduct

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扣

kau3

kou4

[1] [v] fasten; button up; buckle [2] [v] detain; arrest; put into custody [3] [v] deduct; subtract; withhold [4] [n] button; hook; buckle [5] [n] knot [6] [v] place a cup, etc upside down [7] frame or brand (somebody) [8] smash or spike (a ball) [9] press or pull (the trigger)

Stroke count: 6

Level: 3

Radical: 扌 (#64)

This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

扣

This word has been viewed 8624 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 8th Jul 2009 20:45

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匙扣 si4 kau3 shi5 kou4 = keychain 粵

扣分 kau3 fan1 kou4 fen1 = deduct marks

折扣 zit3 kau3 zhe2 kou4 = discount; rebate

扣留 kau3 lau4 kou4 liu2 = detain, hold in custody

扣針 kau3 zam1 kou4 zhen1 = [醫]: fibula; [粵]: pin

扣頭 kau3 tau4 kou4 tou = a discount on price

扣球 kau3 kau4 kou4 qiu2 = to smash; to hit a ball downwards

扣押 kau3 aat3 kou4 ya1 = detain; seize

鎖匙扣 so2 si4 kau3 = key-ring 粵

手扣 sau2 kau3 = manacle, handcuffs

扣起來 kau3 hei2 loi4 = to button up, arrest

不折不扣 bat1 zit3 bat1 kau3 bu4 zhe2 bu4 kou4 = thoroughly; out-and-out

暗扣 am3 kau3 an4 kou4 = covered or veiled button

折扣百分率 zit3 kau3 baak3 fan6 leot6 zhe2 kou4 bai3 fen1 lv4 = discount percent

梅菜扣肉 mui4 coi3 kau3 juk6 mei2 cai4 kou4 rou4 = Hakka dish of pork stewed with preserved vegetables

回扣 wui4 kau3 hui2 kou4 = rebate; kickback; commission

子母扣 zi2 mou5*2 kau3 zi3 mou3 kou4 = snap fasteners, snap buckles

打折扣 daa2 zit3 kau3 da2 zhe2 kou4 = discount; make a reduction

扣除 kau3 ceoi4 kou4 chu2 = deduct, subtract

扣人心弦 kau3 jan4 sam1 jin4 kou4 ren2 xin1 xian2 = exciting, thrilling

袖口鏈扣 zau6 hau2 lin2 kau3 xiu4 kou3 lian4 kou4 = cuff link; cufflink

扣喉嚨 kau3 hau4 lung4 = purge; manual-forced vomiting by sticking a finger down the throat to cause oneself to throw up

扣喉 kau3 hau4 = purge; manual-provoked vomiting

扣查 kau3 caa4 kou4 cha2 = to be detained and questioned

搭扣 daap3 kau3 da1 kou4 = buckle; hasp

扣帽子 kau3 mou6*2 zi2 kou4 mao4 zi5 = put a label on sb

帶扣 daai3 kau3 dai4 kou4 = (shoelace) aglet

剋扣 hak1 kau3 ke4 kou4 = short-change; embezzle

扣手 kau3 sau2 kou4 shou3 = detaining hand

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結賬嗰陣時，計埋啲租金保險燈油火臘，七除八扣，唔賺得幾多咋粵
When working out the accounts, considering the rental, insurance, utility bills, and other deductibles, there won't be much profit to be made.

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粵 : This term is used in Cantonese, not Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.
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Decimal representation of this word: 扣
Unicode code for this character: U+6263 (off-site link)

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