扣
Character Breakdown
Radical: 手 (no. 64)
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- (verb) 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
Example Sentences
请帮我扣上后面的扣子。
Qǐng bāng wǒ kòu shàng hòumiàn de kòuzi
Please help me fasten the buttons in the back
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HSK levels
- New HSK exam
- HSK 6
- HSK 2.0
- Not listed
- HSK Lord study list
- HSK 6 list
扣: New to the HSK lists at HSK 6. See where your old level lands
New exam levels follow the CLEC syllabus released 15 November 2025. The first official sitting is announced for 13 December 2026. HSK 7-9 is one advanced band.
On the new HSK 6 exam
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Reviewed by RJ Murray, Founder, HSK Lord.