xiāo

𪮋

Word · VerbTraditional㩋

to beat; to strike; to tap

Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma

Meanings

1 sense · 2 examples
1.

verb

to beat; to strike; to tap; to knock

archaic

Literary term found in classical texts; synonymous with 敲 (qiāo) but pronounced xiāo. Rarely used in modern Mandarin except in specific literary contexts or dialects.

Yǐ以
mù木
xiāo㩋
shí石
 ，
shēng声
zhèn震
sì四
fāng方
 。

Striking stone with wood, the sound shook the four directions.

Yè夜
shēn深
rén人
jìng静
 ，
hū忽
wén闻
yǒu有
rén人
xiāo㩋
mén门
 。

In the dead of night, suddenly hearing someone knocking at the door.