Unicode: U+53E9

Pinyin: kòu

Definition

* 敲打。 ~击。~门。~关(➊入国求见;➋攻打关门;➌指足球、冰球等运动中攻打球门)。~诊。 * 旧时一种礼节。 ~拜。~见。~谒。~首。~头

knock, ask; kowtow, bow

Structure

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Precursors

Clerical Script
c. 300 BCE–220 CE (emerged late Warring States/Qin; dominant Han)
A practical script that evolved from late Warring States/Qin writing; it matured and became dominant in the Han dynasty, favoring faster, more rectilinear strokes.Wikipedia ->
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Transmitted Pre-Qin Forms
Pre-Qin forms (≤221 BCE) / late 2nd century BCE onward (Han → later textual transmission)
Pre-Qin character forms preserved through later textual transmission (often discussed as the 'Old Text' / guwen tradition). Shaped by repeated copying, they can diverge from excavated Warring States materials.Wikipedia ->
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Last Modified: 2026-01-29 11:48 UTC