Meaning
extort; knock; to strike; to knock (at a door); to hit
Chinese: 敲打。
Hear the Four Tones
The same syllable “qiao” becomes a different word in each tone. 敲 is the 1st tone. Tap any tone to hear a native voice and see its pitch shape.
Stroke Order
Tap Animate to watch the strokes in order, or Practice to trace it yourself.
Common Words
- 敲门qiāo ménto knock on a door
- 敲诈qiāo zhàto rip off; to extort (money); extortion; blackmail
- 推敲tuī qiāoto think over
- 敲边鼓qiāo biān gǔto back sb up; to support sb in an argument; (lit. to beat nearby drum)
- 敲定qiāo dìngto come to a decision; to fix on (a date etc); to determine; to finalize
Example Sentence
有人在轻轻地敲门。Yǒu rén zài qīng qīng de qiāo mén.Someone is gently knocking on the door.
有人Yǒu rénsomeone在zàiat轻轻qīng qīnglightly地de(adverb marker)敲门qiāo ménto knock on a door。