扣

kòu

knock, strike, rap, tap; button

Stroke order

他老是给别人扣帽子。
Tā lǎo shi gěi bié ren kòu mào zi
He's always putting labels on people.
你衬衣的纽扣快掉了。
Nǐ chèn yī de niǔ kòu kuài diào le
Your shirt button is coming off.
萨米的包被警察扣押了。
Sà mǐ de bāo bèi jǐng chá kòu yā le
Sami's bag was seized by police.
汤姆把枪顶到了自己头上，扣动了扳机。
Tāng mǔ bǎ qiāng dǐng dào le zì jǐ tóu shàng kòu dòng le bān jī
Tom put the gun to his own head and pulled the trigger.

Example sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR), contributed by their community.

扣kòu 4to 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; (Tw) (loanword) code
纽扣儿niǔ kòu er 3–4–5button; erhua variant of 纽扣
折扣zhé kòu 2–4 discount
扣除kòu chú 4–2 to deduct
扣押kòu yā 4–1 to detain; to hold in custody; to distrain; to seize property
扣留kòu liú 4–2 to detain; to arrest; to hold; to confiscate
回扣huí kòu 2–4 brokerage; a commission paid to a middleman; euphemism for a bribe; a kickback
纽扣niǔ kòu 3–4 button
扣人心弦kòu rén xīn xián 4–2–1–2to excite; to thrill; exciting; thrilling; cliff-hanging