| 磕 | 495B10 31B.30-1 | 部居  | 畫數 15 | ㄎㄜ [ke1] | ||
| V.i. & t. | To knock, bump: 磕破 knock to pieces; 磕著了 bump into (stone); see 磕頭 [ke1tou2]↓; 磕煙灰 knock the ashes from a pipe. | |||||
| Adj. | Descriptive of sound of hitting stone, drum beat: see 磕磕巴巴 [ke1ke1ba1ba1]↓. | |||||
| Words | 1. 磕磕巴巴 [ke1ke1ba1ba1], v.i. & adj., to stutter; v.i. & adj., 磕磕絆絆 [ke1ke1ban4ban4], adj., (of road) uneven, difficult to walk on. 2. 磕碰 [ke1peng4], n. & v.t., crack (in cups, etc.) caused by knocking; knock against. 3. 磕膝蓋（兒） [ke1xi1gai4] ([ke1xi1ga4er0]), n., kneecap. 4. 磕頭 [ke1tou2], v.i., to kowtow (interch. 叩頭 [kou4tou2]), i.e., knock head on the ground in kneeling position as a form of ceremonial greeting; v.i., to perform such ceremony to establish master-disciple relationship: 你給誰磕的頭 who is your master? or as sworn brother: 他們是磕過頭的; as a phrase, meaning “thanks”: 先給你磕頭了 first let me thank you; 磕頭，磕頭 thanks a lot! 磕頭蟲 (兒) (a) Melanotus legatus, an insect (＝叩頭蟲); (b) a subservient fellow (ready to kowtow on every occasion). 5. 磕牙 [ke1ya2], v.i., to jabber, palaver, chat idly: 閒磕牙 or 磕打牙兒 indulge in gossiping at leisure; 別拿他磕打牙兒了 don't sit there prating and making fun of him (cf. 嗑 40A.30). | |||||