敲
qiāoㄑㄧㄠ
Sino-Vietnamese: XAO
Traditional: 敲
HSK 4HSK 3.0 · 4TOCFL 4
Meaning(verb)
to hit; to strike; to tap; to rap; to knock; to rip sb off; to overcharge
Examples
进来之前请先敲门。
jìn lái zhī qián qǐng xiān qiāo mén.
Please knock before coming in.
有人在敲门。
yǒu rén zài qiāo mén.
Someone is knocking at the door.
他每天敲键盘到很晚。
tā měi tiān qiāo jiàn pán dào hěn wǎn.
He types away at his keyboard until late every day.
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Stroke order
XAO · 14 strokes
to hit; to strike; to tap; to rap; to knock; to rip sb off; to overcharge