qiāo敲
敲
HSK 5
common
verb
Meaning of 敲
敲 means to knock; tap; strike to make sound; to extort; to overcharge; to rip off. Pronounced qiāo. HSK 5.
- to knock; tap; strike to make sound
- to extort; to overcharge; to rip off
Character Info
Radical殳
Strokes14
Components
高
殳
Stroke Order
敲
Definitions & Examples
Tā他
qīng轻
qīng轻
qiāo敲
le了
qiāo敲
fáng房
mén门
。
He gently knocked on the room door.
Jié节
rì日
lǐ里
rén人
men们
qiāo敲
luó锣
dǎ打
gǔ鼓
qìng庆
zhù祝
。
People beat gongs and drums to celebrate during festivals.
Wǒ我
qiāo敲
le了
sān三
xià下
zhuō桌
zi子
lái来
tí提
xǐng醒
tā他
。
I tapped the table three times to remind him.
Jiē街
tóu头
yì艺
rén人
zhèng正
zài在
qiāo敲
jià架
zi子
gǔ鼓
。
A street performer is playing a drum kit.
Qǐng请
bù不
yào要
qiāo敲
chuāng窗
hu户
，
huì会
chǎo吵
xǐng醒
lín邻
jū居
de的
。
Please don't knock on the window, you'll wake the neighbors.