叩

kòu

knock, ask; kowtow, bow

How to write 叩, stroke by stroke

to knock; to kowtow; old variant of 叩; to knock

Pictophonetic: semantic 卩 (kneel), phonetic 口

Made of 口 + 卩

叩拜kòu bàito bow in salute; to kowtow
叩球kòu qiúspike (volleyball)
叩见kòu jiànto kowtow in salute
叩门kòu ménto knock on a door
叩关kòu guānto knock at the gate (old); to make an approach; to invade; to attack the goal (sports)
叩头kòu tóuto kowtow (traditional greeting, esp. to a superior, involving kneeling and pressing one's forehead to the ground); also written 磕头
叩首kòu shǒuto kowtow; also written 磕头
跪叩guì kòuto kowtow
叩谒kòu yèto visit (esp. one's superiors)
三跪九叩sān guì jiǔ kòuto kneel three times and kowtow nine times (formal etiquette on meeting the emperor)
叩问kòu wèn(literary) to inquire; to ask; question
叩应kòu yìngcall-in (loanword)