懂中文 Dong Chinese

釦

kòu

button

Phonosemantic compound. 釒 represents the meaning and 口 represents the sound.

Components
釒 meaning component

釒  Meaning component

jīn

  

metal

釒 is a component form of 金.

口 sound component

口  Sound component

kǒu

  

mouth

Evolution

釦 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
釦 Regular script Modern

Regular script

Modern
Definitions

𬬪 (釦) 

kòu

button; buckle, clasp; engrave

Most common words with 釦
Freq.
Word
Meaning

扣

to fasten

折扣

discount

扣除

to deduct

扣押

to detain

纽扣

button