qiāo

to knock; to tap; to strike

HSK 4 #1732

Character data

HSK 4
Frequency 1732nd character
Radical ⽁ (66.10)
Strokes 14
Index # 3140

Definitions

敲 qiāo
  1. 1. to knock
  2. 2. to tap
  3. 3. to strike
  4. 4. to hit
  5. 5. to rap
  6. 6. to overcharge
  7. 7. to rip sb off

Stroke order

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Words containing 敲

Word Meaning
to pound; to rap
to make a continual banging sound
variant of qiāo zhà; to press (fruit)
extortion by taking advantage of sb's weakness
back-knocking massage
to extort (money); extortion; blackmail
extortion and blackmail (idiom)
extortion
extortion
to back sb up; to support sb in an argument
to make doubly sure (idiom)
to make doubly sure (idiom)
to sound a bell; (of a clock) to chime
to sound a bell; (of a clock) to chime
to beat a gong
to beat a gong
to knock on a door
stepping stone to a job or success
to get sth open by tapping or striking it
to get sth open by tapping or striking it
to sound a bell; to raise the alarm
to make insinuations
to make insinuations
to do things in bits and pieces (idiom); piecemeal work