叩击 (kòu jī) — to knock; to tap; to rap | tongtong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

verb

to knockto tapto rap

Examples

叩击。
Tā qīng qīng de kòu jī le jǐ xià mén.
He tapped on the door a few times.
叩击，。
Tā yòng shǒu zhǐ kòu jī zhe zhuō zi, xiǎn de hěn zháo jí.
She tapped the table with her fingers, looking anxious.
叩击。
kòu jī Jiàn pán de shēng yīn zài ān jìng de bàn gōng shì lǐ hěn qīng xī.
The sound of keyboard tapping was clear in the quiet office.

Origin

Compound word

构词法gòucífǎ

联合liánhéSide by side

Two parts of equal weight, alike or opposite in meaning, standing side by side.

击jīstrike

叩 means knock and 击 means strike, so the combined action is to knock or tap.

Characters in this word

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

口卩叩

Meaning part形符xíngfú

卩卩jié

Sound part声符shēngfú

口

口kǒu叩kòu

Same sound today

叩 pairs 口, which gives the sound, with 卩, a picture of a kneeling human.

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 擊; 击 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú

手手shǒuhand

Sound part声符shēngfú

毄

毄jī擊jī

Same sound today

The traditional form 擊 has 手 (hand) and 毄; 毄 gives the sound and also points to striking, while the simplified 击 is a later shorthand.

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