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敲

Character

敲 qiāo

HSK 5Character

to knock on a door so people inside can hear

Radical
攴
Strokes
14
Structure
Left–right
Parts
高 攴
Traditional
敲
Frequency
#1889 most common character
Practice writing

Meaning

qiāo

qiao1
  1. to knock on a door so people inside can hear
  2. to hit something lightly, making a sound

Examples

  • 请敲门，然后进来。

    qǐng qiāo mén, rán hòu jìn lái

    Please knock on the door, then come in.

    AI-generated sentence

  • 我敲了三下门。

    wǒ qiāo le sān xià mén

    I knocked on the door three times.

    AI-generated sentence

  • 他在轻轻地敲桌子。

    tā zài qīng qīng de qiāo zhuō zi

    He is lightly tapping the table.

    AI-generated sentence

Stroke order

All 14 strokes

Speed

Practice writing 敲

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Words with 敲

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敲门qiāo ménto knock on a door to let people inside know you are thereWordHSK 5敲诈qiāo zhàto say you will hurt someone to get money from themWordHSK 7–9敲边鼓qiāo biān gǔto help someone by adding good wordsWordHSK 7–9敲入qiāo rùto key inWord敲击qiāo jīto poundWord敲响qiāo xiǎngto sound a bellWord敲定qiāo dìngto come to a decisionWord敲开qiāo kāito get sth open by tapping or striking itWord敲打qiāo dǎto beat sbWord敲榨qiāo zhàto press (fruit)Word敲碗qiāo wǎn(neologism) (slang) to impatiently awaitWord敲背qiāo bèiback-knocking massageWord

Same radical 攴

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