敲 - qiāo - Chinese character definition, English meaning and stroke order

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HSK 4 - Medium
14 strokes
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敲

qiāo

Definition

knock
to knock (at a door)
to hit

Character Decomposition

Related words (21)

to key in; to input

to pound; to rap

to sound a bell; to raise the alarm

敲定

qiāo dìng

to come to a decision; to fix on (a date etc); to determine; to finalize; to nail down (a deal etc)

敲打

qiāo dǎ

to beat sb; to beat (a drum)

敲背

qiāo bèi

back-knocking massage

敲诈

qiāo zhà

to rip off; to extort (money); extortion; blackmail

敲钟

qiāo zhōng

to sound a bell; (of a clock) to chime

to beat a gong

to knock (on a door)

a knell

to receive oral sex from a prostitute

敲大背

qiāo dà bèi

to have sex with a prostitute

敲小背

qiāo xiǎo bèi

to be masturbated by a prostitute

敲竹杠

qiāo zhú gàng

extortion by taking advantage of sb's weakness

extortion

to back sb up; to support sb in an argument; (lit. to beat nearby drum)

敲山震虎

qiāo shān zhèn hǔ

a deliberate show of strength as a warning

敲打锣鼓

qiāo dǎ luó gǔ

(lit.) to beat a gong; fig. to irritate sb; a provocation

敲敲打打

qiāo qiāo dǎ dǎ

to provoke with words

推敲

tuī qiāo

to think over

Idioms (6)

敲门砖

qiāo mén zhuān

(lit.) a brick as a door knocker (idiom); fig. a temporary expedient; to use sb as a stepping stone to fortune

敲诈勒索

qiāo zhà lè suǒ

extortion and blackmail (idiom)

敲钉钻脚

qiāo dīng zuān jiǎo

to make doubly sure (idiom)

旁敲侧击

páng qiāo cè jī

glancing knock, sideways stroke (idiom); fig. circuitous attack in words or writing; to attack by innuendo; to satirize; to cast oblique aspersions

零打碎敲

líng dǎ suì qiāo

to do things in bits and pieces (idiom); piecemeal work

零敲碎打

líng qiāo suì dǎ

to do things in bits and pieces (idiom); piecemeal work

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