| kē | to tap/knock |
| 磕 | to tap knock |
| 磕头 | to kowtow (traditional greeting, esp. to a superior, involving kneeling and pressing one's forehead to the ground) |
| 磕头碰脑 | bump against things on every side; push and bump against one another |
| 磕头虫 | snap bug; snapping beetle |
| 磕巴 | stutter; stammer; stammer |
| 磕打 | knock out |
| 磕碰 | collide with; bump against; knock against |
| 磕磕 | knocking sound (onomatopoeia) |
| 磕磕巴巴 | stammering stuttering not speaking fluently |
| 磕磕撞撞 | walk unsteadily; stumble or stagger along; reel |
| 磕磕绊绊 | bumpy (of a road) limping (of a person) |