| kòu | to knock/to kowtow |
| 叩 | to knock to kowtow |
| 叩关 | to knock at the gate (old) to make an approach to invade |
| 叩击 | rap |
| 叩头 | to kowtow (traditional greeting, esp. to a superior, involving kneeling and pressing one's forehead to the ground) also written 磕頭|磕头 |
| 叩头虫 | elater; skipjack; click beetle |
| 叩打 | percussion |
| 叩拜 | to bow in salute to kowtow |
| 叩球 | spike (volleyball) |
| 叩甲 | [Zoology] a click beetle; a spring beetle |
| 叩见 | to kowtow in salute |
| 叩诊 | percuss; percussion; tap; percussive; tapp |
| 叩诊槌 | a percussion hammer |
| 叩诊锤 | [Medicine] a percussion hammer |
| 叩谒 | to visit (esp. one's superiors) |
| 叩谢 | to offer hearty thanks |
| 叩门 | to knock on a door |
| 叩门求见 | to knock the door and ask for interview |
| 叩问 | make inquiries |
| 叩首 | to kowtow also written 磕頭|磕头 |