扣子

kòuzi

noun #9,982

Measure Word

一颗扣子 kē

Meanings

1 button (on clothing)
2 knot

Characters

to button; to buckle

suffix for small objects

Examples

你的扣子扣错了。

Nǐ de kòuzi kòu cuò le.

You buttoned your buttons wrong.

衬衫掉了一颗扣子。

Chènshān diào le yī kē kòuzi.

A button fell off the shirt.

她帮孩子系扣子。

Tā bāng háizi jì kòuzi.

She helped the child fasten the buttons.

Tips

usage

扣子 and 纽扣 (niǔkòu) both mean button, but 扣子 is more colloquial. The verb 「to button up」 is also 扣: 扣扣子.

Stroke Order

扣 kòu

子 zǐ