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Translingual
Han character
扣 (Kangxi radical 64, 手+3, 6 strokes, cangjie input 手口 (QR), four-corner 56000, composition ⿰扌口)
Derived characters
References
- Kangxi Dictionary: page 418, character 7
- Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 11807
- Dae Jaweon: page 765, character 2
- Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 3, page 1829, character 13
- Unihan data for U+6263
Chinese
Glyph origin
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Old Chinese
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口
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*kʰoːʔ
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叩
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*kʰoːʔ
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扣
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*kʰoːʔ, *kʰoːs
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釦
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*kʰoːʔ
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筘
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*kʰoːs
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Phono-semantic compound (形聲/形声, OC *kʰoːʔ, *kʰoːs) : semantic 手 + phonetic 口 (OC *kʰoːʔ).
Pronunciation
Note: kòur - (1) "knot"; (2) "button (knob or small disc serving as a fastener)".
Note:
- khiò/khò͘ - literary;
- khàu - vernacular;
- khau - 摳 is used in the Mainland.
Note:
- kao3 - literary;
- ka3 - vernacular.
Zhengzhang system (2003)
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Character
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扣
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扣
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Reading #
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1/2
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2/2
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No.
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7492
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7494
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Phonetic component
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口
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口
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Rime group
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侯
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侯
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Rime subdivision
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0
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0
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Corresponding MC rime
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口
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𡨥
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Old Chinese
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/*kʰoːʔ/
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/*kʰoːs/
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Definitions
扣
- to hold; to restrain; to grab (a horse)
- to rap; to strike; to pound
- to detain; to arrest
- to button; to fasten a button; to buckle; to clasp
- button (knob or small disc serving as a fastener)
- 紐扣/纽扣 ― niǔkòu ― button
- knot
- to subtract; to deduct (money, points, etc.)
- to accord with; to tally with; to conform to
- Classifier for discount.
- Alternative form of 叩 (kòu, “to knock; to strike”)
- a surname: Kou
Synonyms
- 扣押 (kòuyā)
- 扣留 (kòuliú)
- 押 (yā)
- 拘留 (jūliú)
- 拘禁 (jūjìn)
- 收押 (shōuyā)
- 看押 (kānyā)
- 羈押/羁押 (jīyā) (formal)
Dialectal synonyms of
紐扣 (“button”)
Variety
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Location
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Words
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Formal (Written Standard Chinese)
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扣, 衣扣
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Northeastern Mandarin
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Beijing
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扣子, 扣兒, 紐兒 Chinese-stye
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Taiwan
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扣子
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Harbin
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扣兒 Western-style
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Jilu Mandarin
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Jinan
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扣子, 紐扣兒
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Jiaoliao Mandarin
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Yantai (Muping)
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扣兒
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Central Plains Mandarin
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Luoyang
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扣兒
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Wanrong
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扣子 Western-style
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Xi'an
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扣子 disc, 紐子, 紐門兒疙瘩 ball
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Xining
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扣子
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Lanyin Mandarin
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Yinchuan
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紐子 Western-style, 紐子疙瘩 knot
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Ürümqi
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扣子, 紐子 Chinese-style
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Southwestern Mandarin
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Chengdu
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扣子 Western-style, 紐子
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Wuhan
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扣子
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Guiyang
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扣子, 紐子 Chinese-style, 紐扣 Chinese-style
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Liuzhou
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扣子
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Jianghuai Mandarin
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Nanjing
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扣子 Western-style, 紐扣 Western-style, 紐子, 紐兒 old-style ball
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Yangzhou
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紐子
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Cantonese
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Guangzhou
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紐
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Hong Kong
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紐
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Hong Kong (Kam Tin Weitou)
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紐
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Macau
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紐
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Guangzhou (Panyu)
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紐
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Guangzhou (Huashan, Huadu)
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紐
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Guangzhou (Conghua)
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紐
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Guangzhou (Zengcheng)
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紐
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Foshan
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紐
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Foshan (Shatou, Nanhai)
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紐
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Foshan (Shunde)
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紐
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Foshan (Sanshui)
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紐
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Foshan (Mingcheng, Gaoming)
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紐
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Zhongshan (Shiqi)
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紐
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Zhuhai (Qianshan, Xiangzhou)
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紐
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Zhuhai (Shangheng, Doumen; Tanka)
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紐
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Zhuhai (Doumen)
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紐
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Jiangmen (Baisha)
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紐
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Jiangmen (Xinhui)
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紐
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Taishan
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紐
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Kaiping (Chikan)
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紐
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Enping (Niujiang)
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紐
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Heshan (Yayao)
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紐
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Dongguan
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紐
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Shenzhen (Shajing, Bao'an)
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紐
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Gan
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Nanchang
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扣子
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Lichuan
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扣仔 new-style, 扣子 new-style, 跪兒 old-style
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Pingxiang
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扣子
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Hakka
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Meixian
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紐公仔 Chinese-style, 扣仔 Western-style, 紐仔
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Huizhou (Huicheng Bendihua)
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紐
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Dongguan (Qingxi)
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紐
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Shenzhen (Shatoujiao)
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紐
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Zhongshan (Nanlang Heshui)
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紐
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Guangzhou (Lütian, Conghua)
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紐扣
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Yudu
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扣子 disc, 紐子 knot
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Miaoli (N. Sixian)
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紐仔
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Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian)
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紐仔, 扣仔
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Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu)
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紐仔
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Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu)
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紐
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Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping)
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紐仔, 紐
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Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an)
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紐子
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Huizhou
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Jixi
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扣子
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Jin
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Taiyuan
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扣扣, 扣疙瘩 Chinese-style
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Xinzhou
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扣子 Western-style
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Northern Min
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Jian'ou
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紐仔
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Eastern Min
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Fuzhou
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扣門 Chinese-stye
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Southern Min
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Xiamen
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紐仔
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Quanzhou
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紐仔
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Zhangzhou
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紐仔
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Tainan
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紐仔
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Singapore (Hokkien)
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紐仔
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Manila (Hokkien)
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紐仔
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Shantou
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紐
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Shantou (Chenghai)
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紐
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Jieyang
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紐
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Haikou
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紐
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Zhongshan Min
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Zhongshan (Longdu, Shaxi)
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紐
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Southern Pinghua
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Nanning (Tingzi)
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扣子
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Wu
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Shanghai
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紐子, 紐頭 Chinese-style
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Shanghai (Chongming)
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紐子 Western-style, 紐頭 Chinese-style
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Suzhou
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紐子 ball, 紐頭 disc
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Wuxi
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紐頭
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Danyang
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紐扣, 紐子子
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Hangzhou
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紐扣兒 Chinese-style, 扣兒
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Ningbo
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紐子 Western-style
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Jinhua
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紐子兒
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Xiang
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Changsha
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扣子 Western-style, 扣它子 Chinese-style
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Loudi
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扣子
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Compounds
Further reading
Japanese
Kanji
扣
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Readings
Korean
Etymology 1
Hanja
扣 (eumhun 두드릴 구 (dudeuril gu))
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Etymology 2
Hanja
扣 (eumhun 두드릴 고 (dudeuril go))
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Vietnamese
Han character
扣: Hán Nôm readings: khấu, khẩu, khâu, kháu
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