纽扣儿
Old HSK 6
纽扣儿 (niǔkòur) · button
纽扣儿 (niǔkòur) means “button”. It is written with 3 characters: 纽 (knot) + 扣 (to fasten) + 儿 (child). It is an old HSK 6 word (HSK 2.0).
How 纽扣儿 is built
The characters
纽 niǔ · knot
What 纽 is made of
- 纟sī — silk
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 丑chǒu — ugly
- 刀dāo — knife
- 丿 — falling stroke
- 二 — two strokes
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 刀dāo — knife
扣 kòu · to fasten
What 扣 is made of
- 扌shǒu — hand
- 二 — two strokes
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 亅 — hook
- 二 — two strokes
- 口kǒu — mouth
- 冂 — frame
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 冂 — frame
儿 ér · child
What 儿 is made of
- 丿 — falling stroke
- 乚 — hook stroke
Origin hint: Simplified form of 兒, a picture of a child; compare 人 (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
我的衣服掉了一个纽扣儿。Wǒ de yīfu diào le yí gè niǔkòur.A button came off my jacket.
妈妈帮我缝好了纽扣儿。Māma bāng wǒ féng hǎo le niǔkòur.Mom sewed the button back on for me.
Questions about 纽扣儿
What does 纽扣儿 mean?
纽扣儿 (niǔkòur) means “button”.
How do you pronounce 纽扣儿?
纽扣儿 is pronounced niǔkòur.
Which HSK level is 纽扣儿?
纽扣儿 is in Old HSK 6.
Related words
- 扣kòuto fasten
- 儿子érzison
- 好玩儿hǎowánrfun
- 没事儿méishìrit is all right
- 面条儿miàntiáornoodles
- 哪儿nǎrwhere
- 那儿nàrthere
- 男孩儿nánháirboy
- 女儿nǚ'érdaughter
- 女孩儿nǚháirgirl
Learn 纽扣儿 with its group
It is part of Old HSK 6 · Group 132: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.