Phonosemantic compound. 卩 represents the meaning and 口 represents the sound. Simplified form of 敂.
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Historical Evolution
叩
Clerical
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
叩
Clerical
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
叩
Clerical
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
叩
Regular
Modern
Chinese
叩 [kòu]
to knock; to kowtow
Example Sentences
Japanese Names
叩 たたき
Tataki surname
CHINESE WORDS (17)
叩头 [kòutóu] #60,676
to kowtow (traditional greeting, esp. to a superior, involving kneeling and pressing one's forehead to the ground)
叩头 [kòutóu] #60,676
to kowtow (traditional greeting, esp. to a superior, involving kneeling and pressing one's forehead to the ground)
叩首 [kòushǒu] #58,744
to kowtow
叩拜 [kòubài] #45,140
to bow in salute
叩门 [kòumén] #47,366
to knock on a door
叩门 [kòumén] #47,366
to knock on a door
叩见 [kòujiàn] #48,044
to kowtow in salute
叩见 [kòujiàn] #48,044
to kowtow in salute
三跪九叩 [sānguìjiǔkòu] #57,249
to kneel three times and kowtow nine times (formal etiquette on meeting the emperor)
叩关 [kòuguān] #60,018
to knock at the gate (old)
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JAPANESE WORDS (75)
⭐ 叩く [たたく] #1,373
to strike
叩きつける [たたきつける] #3,595
to throw violently against
叩き込む [たたきこむ] #8,258
to drive into (e.g. a nail into a board)
手を叩く [てをたたく] #8,842
to clap
⭐ 瞬く [またたく] #10,603
to twinkle (e.g. stars)
叩き潰す [たたきつぶす] #11,235
to smash up
叩き落とす [たたきおとす] #12,560
to knock down
叩きのめす [たたきのめす] #14,723
to knock down
軽口を叩く [かるくちをたたく] #15,873
to crack jokes
叩き出す [たたきだす] #18,343
to begin to strike
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