• 1730th most frequent character
  • Adds <0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 30 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
2Radical
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. qiāo (qiao1)to hit • to strike • to tap • to rap • to knock • to rip sb off • to overcharge

Pronunciation Clues

There are no phonetic clues for this character.

Example Words

Common

敲门 (敲門)

Uncommon

推敲 
敲定 
敲打 
敲击 (敲擊)
敲诈 (敲詐)
敲钟 (敲鐘)
敲锣 (敲鑼)
敲响 (敲響)

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  • 503rd most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.04% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 57 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. xiǎng (xiang3)echo • sound • noise • to make a sound • to sound • to ring • loud • classifier for noises

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for xiǎng (xiang3)The component is pronounced as 'xiàng' (xiang4). It has the same pronunciation as the character, but differs on tone.

Example Words

Common

影响 (影響)
影响力 (影響力)

Uncommon

交响 (交響)
交响曲 (交響曲)
打响 (打響)
敲响 (敲響)
声响 (聲響)
音响 (音響)
响亮 (響亮)
响应 (響應)
响声 (響聲)

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Decomposition Levels:
Level 1 - Once: Only divided once. So only two components.
Level 2 - Radical: Radical Decomposition. The character gets decomposed into its lowest radical components. For the complete list visit the Radical wikipedia page.
Level 3 - Graphical: Graphical Decomposition. Shows all the strokes & lowest level of components that make up the character.
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