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

HSK 3

她帮孩子系扣子。

Tā bāng háizi jì kòuzi.

She helped the child fasten the buttons.

HSK 5

衬衫掉了一颗扣子。

Chènshān diào le yī kē kòuzi.

A button fell off the shirt.

HSK 6

你的扣子扣错了。

Nǐ de kòuzi kòu cuò le.

You buttoned your buttons wrong.

Tips

usage

扣子 and 纽扣 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