Chinese Word: 敲 - Talking Chinese English Dictionary

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Pinyin: qiāo
English Definition: to hit; to strike; to tap; to rap; to knock; to rip sb off; to overcharge

Total strokes: 14; Radical: 攵

Pictophonetic: 高 indicates the sound; 攴 (strike) conveys the meaning.

Character Formation:

⿰ Left to right
- 高 [ gāo ] tall, lofty; high, elevated
- 攴 [ pū ] to rap, to tap

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Example Words:

敲门 [ qiāo mén ]: to knock on a door

推敲 [ tuī qiāo ]: to think over

敲敲打打 [ qiāo qiāo dǎ dǎ ]: to make a continual banging sound; (fig.) to provoke with words

不做亏心事，不怕鬼敲门 [ bù zuò kuī xīn shì , bù pà guǐ qiāo mén ]: He who never wrongs others does not fear the knock in the night.; Rest with a clear conscience.

平生不做亏心事，半夜敲门心不惊 [ píng shēng bù zuò kuī xīn shì , bàn yè qiāo mén xīn bù jīng ]: He who never wrongs others does not fear the knock in the night.; Rest with a clear conscience.

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