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Character Decomposition
敲=高+攴
Etymology
strike
Meanings
to hit
to strike
to tap
to rap
to knock
to rip sb off
to overcharge
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Words with 敲 89 total
to beat sb · to beat (a drum)敲打qiāo dǎto come to a decision · to fix on (a date etc) · to determine · to finalize · to nail down (a deal etc)敲定qiāo dìngto knock on a door敲门qiāo ménto think over推敲tuī qiāoto key in · to input敲入qiāo rùto pound · to rap敲击qiāo jīto press (fruit)敲榨qiāo zhà(neologism) (slang) to impatiently await敲碗qiāo wǎnback-knocking massage敲背qiāo bèito rip off · to extort (money) · extortion · blackmail敲诈qiāo zhàto sound a bell · (of a clock) to chime敲钟qiāo zhōngto beat a gong敲锣qiāo luóto get sth open by tapping or striking it · (figuratively, when followed by sth like ∼的大門|∼的大门 xx de dà mén) to open the door to ~ · to gain access to ~敲开qiāo kāito sound a bell · to raise the alarm敲响qiāo xiǎnglit. a brick as a door knocker (idiom); fig. a temporary expedient · to use sb as a stepping stone to fortune敲门砖qiāo mén zhuānextortion by taking advantage of sb's weakness敲竹杠qiāo zhú gàngto receive oral sex from a prostitute敲中背qiāo zhōng bèia knell敲丧钟qiāo sāng zhōngto have sex with a prostitute敲大背qiāo dà bèito be masturbated by a prostitute敲小背qiāo xiǎo bèiextortion敲诈罪qiāo zhà zuìto back sb up · to support sb in an argument · (lit. to beat nearby drum)敲边鼓qiāo biān gǔ
Idioms with 敲 36 total Chain
(idiom) to quarrel盎盂相敲àng yú xiāng qiāoto do things in bits and pieces (idiom); piecemeal work零打碎敲líng dǎ suì qiāoto do things in bits and pieces (idiom); piecemeal work零敲碎打líng qiāo suì dǎto make insinuations · to take an indirect approach (in making inquiries) (idiom)旁敲侧击páng qiāo cè jīto back sb up · to support sb in an argument · (lit. to beat nearby drum)敲边鼓qiāo biān gǔ
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