叩
Meaning
kòu kou4
- to knock
- to kowtow
kòu kou4
- to knock
Example sentences
- Knock on the door of happiness.
Words with 叩
- 叩头kòutóuto kowtow (traditional greeting, esp. to a superior, involving kneeling and pressing one's forehead to the ground)
- 叩门kòuménto knock on a door
- 叩球kòuqiúspike (volleyball)
- 叩关kòuguānto knock at the gate (old)
- 叩见kòujiànto kowtow in salute
- 叩应kòuyìngcall-in (loanword)
- 叩首kòushǒuto kowtow
- 叩问kòuwèn(literary) to inquire
- 叩拜kòubàito bow in salute; to kowtow
- 跪叩guìkòuto kowtow
- 叩谒kòuyèto visit (esp. one's superiors)
- 三跪九叩sānguìjiǔkòuto kneel three times and kowtow nine times (formal etiquette on meeting the emperor)