敲 (qiāo) — Chinese Character

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.

Common multi-character words and phrases that include 敲.

推敲

tuī qiāo

敲入

qiāo rù

敲击

qiāo jī

敲响

qiāo xiǎng

敲定

qiāo dìng

敲开

qiāo kāi

敲打

qiāo dǎ

敲榨

qiāo zhà

敲碗

qiāo wǎn

敲背

qiāo bèi

敲诈

qiāo zhà

敲钟

qiāo zhōng

Characters that share the radical 攴.

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