Dictionary🇨🇳 Chinese → 🇺🇸 English
钮
niǔ
Description
"钮"是一个字，意思和"纽扣"或者"按钮"有关。
"钮" is a character related in meaning to "纽扣" (button) or "按钮" (switch).
它也可以是一个中国人的姓。
It can also be a Chinese surname.
Meanings
钮niǔ
button (on clothes); knob or handle
我的衣服少了一个钮。
My clothes are missing a button.
按钮ànniǔ
button to press (on a machine)
请按这个钮。
Please press this button.
钮niǔ
a Chinese family name (Niu)
他姓钮。
His surname is Niu.
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Notes
- Nuance
钮 and 纽 are often interchangeable for "button/knob"; 纽 is more common in modern writing.
- Etymology
the 钅 radical (metal) hints at its original meaning of a metal knob or seal handle.
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