敲 (haau1 | qiao1) : knock; overcharge

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敲

haau1

qiao1

[1] knock; beat; strike; rap
[2] overcharge; fleece; extort

Stroke count: 14

Level: 1

Radical: 攴 (#66)

This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

敲

This word has been viewed 4565 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 23rd Mar 2011 03:27

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敲門 haau1 mun4 qiao1 men2 = knock; knock on a door

旁敲側擊 pong4 haau1 zak1 gik1 pang2 qiao1 ce4 ji2 (Taiwan), pang2 qiao1 ce4 ji1 (PRC) = to ask slyly

傍敲側擊 pong4 haau1 zak1 gik1 pang2 qiao1 ce4 ji2 = to ask slyly

敲詐 haau1 zaa3 qiao1 zha4 = to blackmail

敲擊 haau1 gik1 qiao1 ji2 (Taiwan), qiao1 ji1 (PRC) = pound; rap

敲入 haau1 jap6 qiao1 ru4 = to key in; to input

敲竹杠 haau1 zuk1 gong3 qiao1 zhu1 gang4 = to fleece; to rip-off

敲擊樂器 haau1 gik1 ngok6 hei3 = percussion instrument

Showing 1 example containing 敲

敲響個鐘! 粵
Ring the bell!
[The bell here is large, as one might find in a church tower.]

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Decimal representation of this word: 敲
Unicode code for this character: U+6572 (off-site link)

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