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敲
qiāo
1. to hit
2. to strike
3. to tap
4. to rap
5. to knock
6. to rip sb off
7. to overcharge
HSK 4 Very Common • Top 2% ✏️ 14 strokes

Character Breakdown (Single character)

敲
qiāo
to hammer, to pound, to strike
HSK 4 14 丶

Compound Words (20)

敲击
qiāojī
to pound
敲门
qiāomén
to knock on a door
敲榨
qiāozhà
to wring
敲入
qiāorù
to key in
敲背
qiāobèi
back-knocking massage
敲诈
qiāozhà
to extort
敲钟
qiāozhōng
to sound a bell
敲定
qiāodìng
to come to a decision
敲锣
qiāoluó
to beat a gong
敲响
qiāoxiǎng
to sound a bell
敲打
qiāodǎ
to beat sb
推敲
tuīqiāo
to think over
敲诈罪
qiāozhàzuì
extortion
敲丧钟
qiāosāngzhōng
a knell
敲大背
qiāodàbèi
to have sex with a prostitute
敲小背
qiāoxiǎobèi
to be masturbated by a prostitute
敲中背
qiāozhōngbèi
to receive oral sex from a prostitute
敲竹杠
qiāozhúgàng
extortion by taking advantage of sb's weakness
敲门砖
qiāoménzhuān
lit. a brick as a door knocker (idiom); fig. a temporary expedient
敲边鼓
qiāobiāngǔ
to back sb up

Metadata

Category
Chinese
HSK Character Level
4
Character Frequency Rank
1,731
Word Frequency Rank
1,587 of 84,292

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