Writing
磕 (kē) — how to say "to knock" in Chinese
磕
To knock, to bump
verb
Radicals / Keys
石
Stone
#112 · shí · 5 strokes
Synonyms
Collocations
磕到桌子
kē dào zhuō zi
bump into the table
磕头
kē tóu
kowtow
Examples
小孩在桌子边上磕了一下，哭了。
The child bumped into the edge of the table and cried.
他磕了头。
He kowtowed.
Frequently asked questions
How to say knock in Chinese?
"to knock" in Chinese is 磕 (kē).
Ke meaning Chinese
磕 (kē) means "To knock, to bump".
How is 磕 pronounced?
It is pronounced kē (written as ke). You can listen to the pronunciation on this page.
Ke in Chinese character
It is written 磕 and has 15 strokes. The Writing section above animates the stroke order and lets you trace it.
What HSK level is 磕?
磕 belongs to the HSK 6 vocabulary list.
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