Keyword
to strike
- to hammer
- to pound
- Frequency
- #2084
- Strokes
- 14
Readings
qiāo
Mnemonic
攴 (strike) gives the meaning and 高 the sound.
Stroke order
Composed of
Used in vocabulary
敲
to hit; to strike; to tap; to rap; to knock; to rip sb off; to overcharge
敲门
to knock on a door
敲诈
to rip off; to extort (money); extortion; blackmail
敲打
to beat sb; to beat (a drum)
敲响
to sound a bell; to raise the alarm
推敲
to think over
敲定
to come to a decision; to fix on (a date etc); to determine; to finalize; to nail down (a deal etc)
敲击
to pound; to rap
敲诈勒索
extortion and blackmail (idiom)
敲开
to get sth open by tapping or striking it; (figuratively, when followed by sth like ∼∼的大门 (xxdedàmén)) to open the door to ~; to gain access to ~
敲钟
to sound a bell; (of a clock) to chime
旁敲侧击
to make insinuations; to take an indirect approach (in making inquiries) (idiom)
敲门砖
lit. a brick as a door knocker (idiom); fig. a temporary expedient; to use sb as a stepping stone to fortune
敲锣
to beat a gong
敲竹杠
extortion by taking advantage of sb's weakness
敲敲打打
to make a continual banging sound; (fig.) to provoke with words
零敲碎打
to do things in bits and pieces (idiom); piecemeal work
敲山震虎
a deliberate show of strength as a warning
敲边鼓
to back sb up; to support sb in an argument; (lit. to beat nearby drum)
敲入
to key in; to input