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HSK
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knock

Composition


Components

Sounds

Pinyin

kou4 kòu

Meaning


Primary

knock

Alternatives

knocks, knocking, knocked

Mnemonic


[k-] Kermit the Frog is in the [4] bathroom of the [-(o)u] bakery where he is trying to get a 卩 postage stamp off of his 口 mouth that one of the bakers stuck there as a prank. He goes up to the sink and tries to wash it off, but it doesn't work. So he starts 叩 knocking his frog face against the mirror, but it still doesn't work. Desperate and wanting to eat the croissant he has in his hand, he starts to 叩 knock against the bathroom door, trying to call someone else to come in and try to help him.

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