| 扣 | kòu | button; to fasten; to button; buckle; knot; to arrest; to confiscate; to deduct (money); discount; to knock; to smash or spike (a ball); to cover (with a bowl etc); fig. to tag a label on sb |
| 扣除 | kòu chú | to deduct |
| 扣押 | kòu yā | to detain; to hold in custody; to distrain; to seize property |
| 扣留 | kòu liú | to detain; to arrest; to hold; to confiscate |
| 不折不扣 | bù zhé bù kòu | a hundred per cent; to the letter; out-and-out |
| 折扣 | zhé kòu | discount |
| 纽扣 | niǔ kòu | button |
| 扣子 | kòu zi | button |
| 克扣 | kè kòu | to embezzle |
| 扣帽子 | kòu mào zi | to tag sb with unfair label; power word |
| 回扣 | huí kòu | brokerage; a commission paid to a middleman; euphemism for a bribe; a kickback |
| 代扣 | dài kòu | to withhold tax (from employee's salary) |
| 吊扣 | diào kòu | to suspend (a licence etc) |
| 尼龙搭扣 | ní lóng dā kòu | nylon buckle; velcro |
| 带扣 | dài kòu | buckle |
| 打折扣 | dǎ zhé kòu | to give a discount |
| 扣上 | kòu shàng | to buckle up; to fasten |
| 扣人心弦 | kòu rén xīn xián | to excite; to thrill; exciting; thrilling; cliff-hanging |
| 扣住 | kòu zhù | to detain; to hold back by force; to buckle; to hook |
| 扣分 | kòu fēn | to deduct marks (when grading school work); to have marks deducted; penalty points; to lose points for a penalty or error |
| 扣去 | kòu qù | to deduct (points etc) |
| 扣压 | kòu yā | to withhold; to hold sth back (and prevent it being known) |
| 扣妞 | kòu niū | (slang) to pick up girls; to chase after girls |
| 扣屎盔子 | kòu shǐ kuī zi | (northern dialect) lit. to cap in excrement; fig. to discredit with absurd unfounded accusations; to vilify |
| 扣式电池 | kòu shì diàn chí | button cell; watch battery |
| 扣应 | kòu yìng | to call in (to a broadcast program) (loanword) (Taiwan) |
| 扣击 | kòu jī | to smash a ball |
| 扣查 | kòu chá | to detain and question |
| 扣杀 | kòu shā | to smash a ball; to spike |
| 扣球 | kòu qiú | to smash a ball; to spike |
| 扣发 | kòu fā | to deprive; to withhold; to hold sth back (and prevent it being known) |
| 扣篮 | kòu lán | slam dunk |
| 扣缴 | kòu jiǎo | to withhold; to garnish (wages etc) |
| 扣肉 | kòu ròu | steamed pork |
| 扣关 | kòu guān | variant of 叩关 |
| 扣题 | kòu tí | to stick to the topic |
| 抵扣 | dǐ kòu | to deduct from; to compensate |
| 搭扣 | dā kòu | a buckle or fastener for clothing that does not use a button and buttonhole (e.g. the buckle on metal wristwatches) |
| 摁扣儿 | èn kòur | a popper; a snap fastener |
| 皮带扣 | pí dài kòu | belt buckle |
| 紧扣 | jǐn kòu | to stick closely to (a topic or theme etc) |
| 袖扣 | xiù kòu | cufflinks |
| 解扣 | jiě kòu | lit. to unbutton; fig. to solve a dispute |
| 认死扣儿 | rèn sǐ kòur | stubborn |
| 扣环 | kòu huán | ring fastener; buckle; retainer strap |
| 扣眼 | kòu yǎn | eyelet; buttonhole |
| 扣眼儿 | kòu yǎnr | erhua variant of 扣眼, eyelet; buttonhole |
| 扣襻 | kòu pàn | fastening |
| 钮扣 | niǔ kòu | button |
| 钩扣 | gōu kòu | hook |
