to knock (against sth hard); to tap

HSK 6 #2991

Character data

HSK 6
Frequency 2991st character
Radical ⽯ (112.10)
Strokes 15
Index # 3225

Definitions

磕 kē
  1. 1. to knock (against sth hard)
  2. 2. to tap
  3. 3. to knock (mud from boots, ashes from a pipe etc)
磕 kè
  1. 1. variant of

Stroke order

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Words containing 磕

Word Meaning
bumpy (of a road); limping (of a person)
to kowtow; to bow down in respect
to knock against; to bump into; to clash
(coll.) to fight to the death
(onom.) knocking
not speaking fluently; stammering; stuttering
bumpy (of a road); limping (of a person)
(dialect) knee
(dialect) knee
to kowtow (traditional greeting, esp. to a superior, involving kneeling and pressing one's forehead to the ground)
lit. to kowtow like grinding garlic (idiom)
lit. to kowtow like grinding garlic (idiom)
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