Please knock on the door.
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敲
qiāo
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qiāo · haau1 (Jyutping)
- to hit
- to strike
- to tap
- to rap
- to knock
- to rip sb off
- to overcharge
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Character breakdown
敲
- Meaning
- strike, beat, pound, hammer; rap
- Radical
- 攴
- Strokes
- 14
- Components
- ⿰高攴
- Cangjie
- YBYE
- Four-corner
- 0124.7
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Example sentences
Someone's knocking at the door.
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