敲 qiāo
- Strokes
- 14
- Radical
- 攴 — to rap, to tap
- Made of
- 高 tall, lofty 攴 to rap, to tap
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
敲
qiāo
to knock; to tap
Character
Example phrases
- 请轻轻敲门。 Qǐng qīngqīng qiāomén. Please knock on the door gently.
- 他敲桌子。 Tā qiāo zhuōzi. He taps the table.
- 别敲窗户。 Bié qiāo chuānghu. Do not knock on the window.