敲

qiāo

to hit; to strike; to tap; to rap; to knock; to rip sb off; to overcharge

Radical: 攴 HSK 5 v pictophonetic

Components & Etymology

敲 decomposes into the following components:

高 攴

Semantic component: 攴; phonetic component: 高.

Words containing 敲

Common multi-character words and phrases that include 敲.

推敲
tuī qiāo
to think over
敲入
qiāo rù
to key in
敲击
qiāo jī
to pound
敲响
qiāo xiǎng
to sound a bell
敲定
qiāo dìng
to conclude
敲开
qiāo kāi
敲打
qiāo dǎ
to beat sb
敲榨
qiāo zhà
to wring
敲碗
qiāo wǎn
敲背
qiāo bèi
back-knocking massage
敲诈
qiāo zhà
to extort with threats
敲钟
qiāo zhōng
to beat a drum

Related characters (radical 攴)

Characters that share the radical 攴.

攴

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