Usage of the character 扣

button

kòu

扣

[扣]

to fasten
to button
button
buckle
knot
to arrest
to confiscate
to deduct (money)
discount
to knock
to smash, spike or dunk (a ball)
to cover (with a bowl etc)
(fig.) to tag a label on sb
(Tw) (loanword) code

Q Rkòu

QR扣

[QR扣]

(Tw) (loanword) QR code

kòuhuán

扣环

[扣環]

circlip; C-clip; snap ring; Jesus clip
brooch

kòuguān

扣关

[扣關]

variant of 叩關／叩关 (kòuguān)

jiěkòu

解扣

[解釦]

to unbutton
(fig.) to solve a dispute

ànkòu

按扣

[按扣]

snap fastener

kòunü

扣女

[扣女]

(slang) to pick up girls
to chase after girls

lǐngkòu

领扣

[領扣]

collar button

kòushàng

扣上

[扣上]

to buckle up
to fasten

hākòu

哈扣

[哈扣]

hardcore (loanword)

kòuyā

扣压

[扣壓]

to withhold
to hold sth back (and prevent it being known)

yùkòu

预扣

[預扣]

to withhold

diàokòu

吊扣

[吊扣]

to suspend (a license etc)

dǐkòu

抵扣

[抵扣]

to deduct (money due)

kòuqiú

扣球

[扣球]

to smash a ball
to spike

kòufēn

扣分

[扣分]

to deduct marks (when grading school work)
to have marks deducted
penalty points
to lose points for a penalty or error

kòutí

扣题

[扣題]

to stick to the topic

jǐnkòu

紧扣

[緊扣]

to stick closely to (a topic or theme etc)

dākòu

搭扣

[搭扣]

a buckle or fastener for clothing that does not use a button and buttonhole (e.g. the buckle on metal wristwatches)

kòujī

扣击

[扣擊]

to smash a ball

kèkòu

克扣

[剋扣]

to dock
to deduct
to embezzle

kòushā

扣杀

[扣殺]

to smash a ball
to spike

kòujiǎo

扣缴

[扣繳]

to withhold
to garnish (wages etc)

kòuròu

扣肉

[扣肉]

steamed pork

ànkòu

暗扣

[暗扣]

hidden snap fastener (concealed behind a flap on a garment)

kòuchá

扣查

[扣查]

to detain and question

bàokòu

暴扣

[暴扣]

slam dunk (basketball)

xiùkòu

袖扣

[袖扣]

cuff link

huíkòu

回扣

[回扣]

brokerage
a commission paid to a middleman
euphemism for a bribe
a kickback

dàikòu

带扣

[帶釦]

buckle

kòuyā

扣押

[扣押]

to detain
to hold in custody
to distrain
to seize property

shuākòu

刷扣

[刷扣]

to strum a chord (Tw)

kòudòng

扣动

[扣動]

to pull (a trigger)

kòuwèn

扣问

[扣問]

(literary) to inquire
to ask
question

niǔkòu

钮扣

[鈕釦]

variant of 紐扣／纽扣 (niǔkòu)

xièkòu

卸扣

[卸扣]

shackle (U-shaped link)

kòuqù

扣去

[扣去]

to deduct (points etc)

kòuchú

扣除

[扣除]

to deduct

zhānkòu

粘扣

[粘扣]

velcro

kòulán

扣篮

[扣籃]

slam dunk

gōukòu

钩扣

[鉤扣]

hook

kòuzhù

扣住

[扣住]

to detain
to hold back by force
to buckle
to hook

chákòu

查扣

[查扣]

to seize
to confiscate

kòufā

扣发

[扣發]

to deprive
to withhold
to hold sth back (and prevent it being known)

ménkòu

门扣

[門釦]

door latch

Kòukòu

扣扣

[扣扣]

(Internet slang) QQ instant messenger

kòuliú

扣留

[扣留]

to detain
to arrest
to hold
to confiscate

dàikòu

代扣

[代扣]

to withhold tax (from employee's salary)

kòuzi

扣子

[釦子]

button

kòupàn

扣襻

[扣襻]

button loop

kòuyǎn

扣眼

[釦眼]

buttonhole

zhékòu

折扣

[折扣]

discount

niǔkòu

纽扣

[紐扣]

button

kòuyìng

扣应

[扣應]

to call in (to a broadcast program) (loanword) (Tw)

yīkòu

衣扣

[衣扣]

button

kòumàozi

扣帽子

[扣帽子]

to tag sb with unfair label
power word

pídàikòu

皮带扣

[皮帶釦]

belt buckle

dǎzhékòu

打折扣

[打折扣]

to give a discount
to be of less value than anticipated

dēngshānkòu

登山扣

[登山扣]

carabiner

kòuyǎnr

扣眼儿

[釦眼兒]

erhua variant of 釦眼／扣眼 (kòuyǎn)

ènkòur

摁扣儿

[摁扣兒]

snap fastener; press stud; popper

zhānkòudài

粘扣带

[粘扣帶]

velcro
Taiwan pr. (niánkoudái)

kòudàihuí

扣带回

[扣帶回]

cingulum (anatomy)

zǐmǔkòu

子母扣

[子母扣]

snap fastener

niánkòudài

黏扣带

[黏扣帶]

velcro (Tw)

kòushìdiànchí

扣式电池

[扣式電池]

button cell
watch battery

qīzhébākòu

七折八扣

[七折八扣]

lit. various cuts and deductions (idiom)
fig. greatly reduced
substantially scaled back

kòushǐpénzi

扣屎盆子

[扣屎盆子]

to make a scapegoat of sb
to defame
to slander

rènsǐkòur

认死扣儿

[認死扣兒]

stubborn

nílóngdākòu

尼龙搭扣

[尼龍搭釦]

nylon buckle
velcro

huánhuánxiāngkòu

环环相扣

[環環相扣]

closely linked with one another
interlocked
to interrelate

kòushǐkuīzi

扣屎盔子

[扣屎盔子]

(northern dialect) lit. to cap in excrement
fig. to discredit with absurd unfounded accusations
to vilify

kòurénxīnxián

扣人心弦

[扣人心弦]

to excite
to thrill
exciting
thrilling
cliff-hanging

bùzhébùkòu

不折不扣

[不折不扣]

a hundred percent
to the letter
out-and-out