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敲诈 (qiāo zhà) — Chinese word meaning

HSK 7

敲诈 (qiāo zhà) is a Chinese word: extort. This page shows its pinyin, translation, example sentences, character breakdown, decomposition, and HSK level.

Meaning of 敲诈

动 dòng verb

extort

警方逮捕了敲诈商家的团伙。

jǐng fāng dài bǔ le qiāo zhà shāng jiā de tuán huǒ

Police arrested the gang that extorted businesses.

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Word breakdown

敲 qiāo — strike, hit (figuratively: to pressure or threaten)

诈 zhà — deceive, cheat, swindle

Structure & writing
1 敲 qiāo — to knock or strike a hard object to produce sound

敲 is not used as a component in any other character.

consists of

1.2 攴 pū — strike/tap with hand or stick radical
攴 is a component in 1 characters

Stroke order

2 诈 zhà — to deceive; to swindle

诈 is not used as a component in any other character.

consists of

2.1 讠 yán — speech/language radical
讠 is a component in 75 characters
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Stroke order