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The character 叩 combines the mouth radical 口 on the left with the component 卩 on the right, which historically depicts a kneeling figure. Although classified under the mouth radical, its core meaning involves a physical striking motion, such as knocking on a door or tapping an object to produce sound. This striking sense extends to the formal gesture of kowtowing, kneeling and touching one’s forehead to the ground, because the right component evokes a person in a posture of reverence, submission, or earnest supplication.
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他轻轻地叩门。
早上，我叩了叩门。
她叩门想问事情。
我们叩头表示尊敬。
叩问真相需要勇气。
他叩响了邻居的门。
每次回家，他都会叩门三下。
在古老的仪式中，人们叩首祈福。