叩
kòu

knock

Phonosemantic compound. 卩 represents the meaning and 口 represents the sound. Simplified form of 敂.

Components

卩
卩 Meaning component
jié person kneeling
口
口 Sound component
kǒu, kou mouth

Character Evolution

Clerical form
Clerical Western Han 202 BC-9 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Eastern Han 25-220 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Eastern Han 25-220 AD
Regular Modern

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld ChineseGloss
Baxter-SagartkhuwXkʰˤ(r)oʔstrike
khuwHkʰˤ(r)oʔ-sstrike (v.)
Zhengzhangkʰoːʔ
Unicodekǒu

Sources

Readings & variants
Unicode
Historical pronunciations
Baxter-SagartZhengzhang Shangfang
Historical images
Academia Sinica