Phonosemantic compound. 石 represents the meaning and 盍 represents the sound.
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Historical Evolution
磕
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
磕
Regular
Modern
Chinese
磕 [kē]
to tap; to knock (against sth hard); to knock (mud from boots, ashes from a pipe etc)
磕 [kè]
variant of 嗑[kè]
Example Sentences
CHINESE WORDS (12)
磕头 [kētóu] #43,919
to kowtow (traditional greeting, esp. to a superior, involving kneeling and pressing one's forehead to the ground)
磕头 [kētóu] #43,919
to kowtow (traditional greeting, esp. to a superior, involving kneeling and pressing one's forehead to the ground)
磕磕绊绊 [kēkebànbàn] #38,499
bumpy (of a road)
磕磕绊绊 [kēkebànbàn] #38,499
bumpy (of a road)
磕碰 [kēpèng] #56,399
to knock against
磕磕 [kēkē] #53,179
(onom.) knocking
磕头如捣蒜 [kètóurúdǎosuàn] #64,315
lit. to kowtow like grinding garlic (idiom)
磕头如捣蒜 [kètóurúdǎosuàn] #64,315
lit. to kowtow like grinding garlic (idiom)
死磕 [sǐkē]
(coll.) to fight to the death
磕磕巴巴 [kēkēbābā]
stammering
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