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鈕
🇹🇼🇭🇰🇯🇵🇰🇷
钮
🇨🇳

push button

HSK 10
Human →Body
Niǔ, niǔ
チュウ、ジュウ
ぼたん、つまみ
뉴
Phonosemantic compound. 釒 represents the meaning and 丑 represents the sound.
Components
Traditional (鈕)
釒 kangxi+ 丑 clown =
鈕 push button
釒 Meaning component
jīn kangxi
metal
釒 is a component form of 金.
丑 Phonetic component
Chǒu clown
surname Chou
View phonetic series →
Simplified (钮)
钅 metal 🇨🇳+ 丑 clown =
钮 button
钅 Meaning component
jīn metal 🇨🇳
metal
钅 is a component form of 金.
丑 Phonetic component
Chǒu clown
surname Chou
View phonetic series →
Notes
Similar Characters
欽 think highly of (trad)釗 endeavor (trad)釣 angle (trad/jp)釦 clasp (trad)釧 bracelet (trad)釩 vanadium (trad)釵 ornamental (trad)釺 tool for boring holes (trad)鈀 palladium (trad)鈄 Wine A Wine Flagon (trad)鈆 lead (archaic) (trad)鈉 sodium (trad)鈍 obtuse (trad/jp)鈎 barb (trad)鈔 paper money (trad)鈞 30 catties (trad)鈣 calcium (trad)鈦 titanium (trad)鈬 bell (iii)鈴 small bell (trad/jp)
Historical Evolution
Seal Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
Seal
Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
Clerical Western Jin dynasty (266-316 AD)
Clerical
Western Jin dynasty (266-316 AD)
钮
Regular
Modern
Chinese
钮 / 鈕 [Niǔ]
surname Niu
钮 / 鈕 [niǔ]
button
Japanese
釦 (ateji)(rare) 、 鈕 (ateji)(rare) ボタン 同音

noun

  1. usually kana button (clothing)
  2. usually kana push-button; button
Example Sentences
🇯🇵 (2)
コートのボタンが取れてたんだ。
A button has come off my coat.
緊急の場合は、このボタンを押しなさい。
In case of an emergency, push this button.
CHINESE WORDS (9)
按钮 [àn​niǔ] #4,429
push button
钮扣 [niǔ​kòu] #26,359
variant of 紐扣|纽扣[niǔ​kòu]
旋钮 [xuán​niǔ] #28,558
knob (e.g. handle or radio button)
电钮 [diàn​niǔ] #61,402
push button (electric switch)
印钮 [yìn​niǔ]
decorated knob protruding from seal, allowing it to be strung on a cord
止闹按钮 [zhǐ​nào​'àn​niǔ]
snooze button
起动钮 [qǐ​dòng​niǔ]
starter button
钮带 [niǔ​dài]
bond
钮祜禄 [Niǔ​hù​lù]
Niohuru (prominent Manchu clan)
JAPANESE WORDS (1)
⭐ 釦 [ボタン] #50,175
button (clothing)