击 jī — to hit; to strike; to break
他用力击中了球。Tā yòng lì jī zhòng le qiú.He hit the ball hard.
Common words: 打击 (dǎ jī)、射击 (shè jī)、攻击 (gōng jī)
Meaning Index
Chinese characters meaning "to strike"
Learn Chinese characters with the meaning "to strike", including 击 (jī), 撞 (zhuàng), 敲 (qiāo). Study pinyin, English meanings, traditional forms…
How to Study This Meaning Group
The English word "to strike" covers 3 different Chinese characters — 击 (jī), 撞 (zhuàng), 敲 (qiāo) — and each is its own word with its own feel. These 3 characters do not share a sound — their readings span jī, zhuàng, qiāo — so confirm the pinyin and tone for each one separately. The example sentences further down show how 击 and the others are actually used, so you learn them in context rather than as a single translation.
- 击 jīto hit; to strike; to breakUseful words: 打击, 射击
- 撞 zhuàngto hit; to strike; to meet by accident; to run into; to bump against; to bump intoUseful words: 碰撞, 撞击
- 敲 qiāoextort; knock; to strike; to knock (at a door); to hitUseful words: 敲门, 敲诈
Common words for these 3 "to strike" characters
Anchor each of these 3 characters in a word you can picture — start with 击 (jī) — so "to strike" turns into concrete usage instead of a one-to-one translation.
打击dǎ jīto hit; to strike; to attack; to crack down on sth射击shè jīto shoot; to fire (a gun)攻击gōng jīto attack; to accuse; to charge; an attack (terrorist or military)碰撞pèng zhuàngto collide; collision撞击zhuàng jīto strike; to hit; to ram冲撞chōng zhuàngto collide; jerking motion; to impinge; to offend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
See each character in a sentence
Each character below is shown in a short example sentence with pinyin and an English translation — the quickest way to feel the difference between the 3 ways to say "to strike".
撞 zhuàng — to hit; to strike; to meet by accident; to run into; to bump against; to bump into
他骑车时不小心撞到了树上。Tā qí chē shí bù xiǎo xīn zhuàng dào le shù shàng.He accidentally crashed into a tree while riding his bike.
Common words: 碰撞 (pèng zhuàng)、撞击 (zhuàng jī)、冲撞 (chōng zhuàng)
敲 qiāo — extort; knock; to strike; to knock (at a door); to hit
有人在轻轻地敲门。Yǒu rén zài qīng qīng de qiāo mén.Someone is gently knocking on the door.
Common words: 敲门 (qiāo mén)、敲诈 (qiāo zhà)、推敲 (tuī qiāo)
All 3 characters
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