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Meaning of 敲

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Pinyin: qiāo
English Definition: to hit; to strike; to tap; to rap; to knock; to rip sb off; to overcharge
Chinese Definition:
①打,击:敲打。敲击。敲诈。敲边鼓(喻从旁帮人说话)。敲门砖。敲骨吸髓。旁敲侧击。
Total strokes: 14; Radical:
Pictophonetic: indicates the sound; (strike) conveys the meaning.
Character Formation:
  • Left to right
    • [ gāo ] tall, lofty; high, elevated
    • [ ] to rap, to tap
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Example Words
敲打 qiāo to beat sb; to beat (a drum)
推敲 tuī qiāo to think over
敲击 qiāo to pound; to rap
敲诈 qiāo zhà to rip off; to extort (money); extortion; blackmail
敲定 qiāo dìng to come to a decision; to fix on (a date etc); to determine; to finalize; to nail down (a deal etc)
More: 敲* | *敲 | *敲*
Example Sentences
1
At that point her husband happened to knock on the door.
2
I have knocked.
3
We knocked on every door we could find and checked off every name on our list.
4
He hammered out "NO" on the keyboard.
5
How much did she rush you for that bike?