扣 kòu — 10 percent; button; detain; button
他认真地扣好了衣服的扣子。Tā rèn zhēn de kòu hǎo le yī fu de kòu zi.He carefully buttoned up his clothes.
Common words: 折扣 (zhé kòu)、扣除 (kòu chú)、扣押 (kòu yā)
Meaning Index
Chinese characters meaning "button"
Learn Chinese characters with the meaning "button", including 扣 (kòu), 扣 (kòu), 纽 (niǔ). Study pinyin, English meanings, traditional forms, common words…
How to Study This Meaning Group
The English word "button" covers 3 different Chinese characters — 扣 (kòu), 扣 (kòu), 纽 (niǔ) — and each is its own word with its own feel. These 3 characters do not share a sound — their readings span kòu, niǔ — so confirm the pinyin and tone for each one separately. The example sentences further down show how 扣 and the others are actually used, so you learn them in context rather than as a single translation.
- 扣 kòu10 percent; button; detain; buttonUseful words: 折扣, 扣除
- 扣 kòu10 percent; button; detain; buttonUseful words: 折扣, 扣除
- 纽 niǔto turn; to wrench; buttonUseful words: 纽带, 纽扣
Common words for these 3 "button" characters
Anchor each of these 3 characters in a word you can picture — start with 扣 (kòu) — so "button" turns into concrete usage instead of a one-to-one translation.
折扣zhé kòudiscount扣除kòu chúto deduct扣押kòu yāto detain; to hold in custody; to distrain; to seize property折扣zhé kòudiscount扣除kòu chúto deduct扣押kòu yāto detain; to hold in custody; to distrain; to seize property纽带niǔ dàitie; link; bond纽扣niǔ kòubutton枢纽shū niǔhub (e.g. of traffic network); hinge; pivot; fulcrum
See each character in a sentence
Each character below is shown in a short example sentence with pinyin and an English translation — the quickest way to feel the difference between the 3 ways to say "button".
扣 kòu — 10 percent; button; detain; button
他认真地扣好了衣服的扣子。Tā rèn zhēn de kòu hǎo le yī fu de kòu zi.He carefully buttoned up his clothes.
Common words: 折扣 (zhé kòu)、扣除 (kòu chú)、扣押 (kòu yā)
纽 niǔ — to turn; to wrench; button
上海是中国重要的交通枢纽。Shàng hǎi shì Zhōng guó zhòng yào de jiāo tōng shū niǔ.Shanghai is an important transportation hub in China.
Common words: 纽带 (niǔ dài)、纽扣 (niǔ kòu)、枢纽 (shū niǔ)
All 3 characters
Open 扣、扣、纽 or any character below to hear it read aloud and see it used in an example sentence.