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
敲门
qiāomén
to knock on a door
Characters in this word
门 mén
- Strokes
- 3
- Radical
- 门 — gate, door, entrance, opening
- How it's built
- Pictograph — a drawing of the thing
Example phrases
- 有人在敲门。 Yǒu rén zài qiāomén. Someone is knocking on the door.
- 请先敲门。 Qǐng xiān qiāomén. Please knock on the door first.
- 他轻轻敲门。 Tā qīngqīng qiāomén. He knocks on the door gently.
Related words
- 敲 qiāo to knock; to tap
- 门 mén door, gate
- 门口 ménkǒu doorway, entrance
- 门票 ménpiào admission ticket
- 出门 chūmén to go out
- 大门 dàmén main entrance; gate
- 部门 bùmén department
- 专门 zhuānmén specially
- 上门 shàngmén to visit someone at home
- 门诊 ménzhěn outpatient clinic
- 热门 rèmén popular
- 入门 rùmén beginner level; introduction