敲

qiāo

“To hit” in Chinese is 敲 (qiāo).

Other characters with the syllable qiao: see all 12 →

Meaning

to hit
to strike
to tap

Show 4 more meanings

to rap
to knock
to rip sb off
to overcharge

Example

有人敲门了。

Someone knocked on the door.

From 敲门 · Example sentence from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0).

Stroke Order

14 strokes

Words containing 敲

敲门qiāo ménto knock on a doorHSK 5 敲诈qiāozhàto rip offHSK 7-9 推敲tuīqiāoto think overHSK 7-9 敲边鼓qiāo biāngǔto back sb upHSK 7-9

More HSK 5 characters

碍àito hinderHSK 5 岸ànbank; shore; beach; coastHSK 5 拔báto pull upHSK 5 拜bàito bow to; to pay one's respectsHSK 5 版bǎna registerHSK 5 扮bànto disguise oneself asHSK 5 棒bàngstickHSK 5 悲bēisadHSK 5 辈bèilifetimeHSK 5 鼻bínoseHSK 5

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