磕
2 readings · tap one to hear it
to tap; to knock (against sth hard); (esp.) to knock (mud from boots, ash from a pipe etc); (fandom slang) to be into (a character relationship, dynamic, or trope)
- HSK 3.0
- Level 7–9
- Old HSK
- Level 6
- Strokes
- 15
- Radical
- 石 +10
- Structure
- Left–right 左右
- Traditional
- 磕
- Common rank
- #3,005
- Unicode
- U+78D5
Sound it out + = · + =
Formation & memory
Break the character into parts you already know.
How to remember it
collide with · Heisig RSH #2493
石 stone + 去 go + dish
Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.
Words with 磕
The most common words first — learning a character in context makes it stick.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 磕头 | to kowtow (traditional greeting, esp. to a superior, involving kneeling and pressing one's… | |
| 磕磕巴巴 | stammering; stuttering; not speaking fluently | |
| 磕头如捣蒜 | (idiom) to kowtow repeatedly and rapidly (esp. when pleading for mercy) | |
| 死磕 | (coll.) to fight to the death | |
| 磕糖 | (slang) to revel in the sight of one's favorite couple being affectionate; to lap it up wh… | |
| 磕膝盖 | (dialect) knee | |
| 磕碰 | to knock against; to bump into; to have a disagreement; to clash | |
| 磕CP | (slang) to ship a fictional couple; to enthusiastically support a romantic pairing; also p… | |
| 磕磕 | (onom.) knocking | |
| 磕磕绊绊 | bumpy (of a road); limping (of a person) | |
| 磕碜 | (dialect) ugly; unsightly; shabby; (dialect) to humiliate; to ridicule |
Sound family
Characters sharing the sound component 盍 — compare how they read.
| Character | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 盍 sound part | what? why not? | |
| 阖 | to close; whole, entire, all | |
| 嗑 | to eat seeds; to reproach; loquacious | |
| 瞌 | sleepy; to doze off | |
| 溘 | sudden, abrupt, unexpected |