# 敲

| 敲 | U+6572, &#25970; CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-6572 |
| ← 敱 [U+6571] | CJK Unified Ideographs | 敳 → [U+6573] |

## Translingual
### Han character

敲 (Kangxi radical 66, 攴+10, 14 strokes, cangjie input 卜月卜水 (YBYE), four-corner 0124$_7$, composition ⿰高攴)

#### Derived characters

* 𡁞

#### References

* Kangxi Dictionary: page 474, character 31
* Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 13337
* Dae Jaweon: page 828, character 14
* Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 2, page 1471, character 11
* Unihan data for U+6572

## Chinese
### Glyph origin

Historical forms of the character 敲 :
| Shuowen Jiezi (compiled in Han) | Liushutong (compiled in Ming) |
| Small seal script | Transcribed ancient scripts |
| | Old Chinese |
| 高 | *kaːw |
| 膏 | *kaːw, *kaːws |
| 篙 | *kaːw |
| 稿 | *kaːwʔ |
| 稾 | *kaːwʔ, *kʰaːws |
| 槁 | *kaːwʔ, *kʰaːwʔ |
| 縞 | *kaːwʔ, *kaːws |
| 暠 | *kaːwʔ |
| 槀 | *kaːwʔ |
| 藁 | *kaːwʔ |
| 燺 | *kʰaːwʔ |
| 薧 | *kʰaːwʔ, *kʰaːws, *qʰaːw |
| 犒 | *kʰaːws |
| 蒿 | *qʰaːw |
| 藃 | *qʰaːws, *qʰraːw, *qʰraw |
| 豪 | *ɡaːw |
| 毫 | *ɡaːw |
| 壕 | *ɡaːw |
| 濠 | *ɡaːw |
| 鎬 | *ɡaːwʔ |
| 滈 | *ɡaːwʔ, *qʰraːwɢ |
| 鄗 | *ɡaːwʔ, *kʰraːw, *qʰaːwɢ |
| 鰝 | *ɡaːwʔ, *qʰaːwɢ |
| 薃 | *ɡaːwʔ |
| 搞 | *kruːʔ |
| 敲 | *kʰraːw, *kʰraːws |
| 髇 | *qʰraːw |
| 嗃 | *qʰraːw, *qʰraːws, *qʰaːwɢ |
| 巐 | *kʰl'awʔ |
| 歊 | *qʰraw, *qʰoːwɢ |
| 謞 | *qʰaːwɢ, *qʰraːwɢ |
| 熇 | *qʰaːwɢ, *qʰoːwɢ, *qʰoːɡ |
| 碻 | *kʰraːwɢ |
| 塙 | *kʰraːwɢ |
| 毃 | *kʰraːwɢ |
| 翯 | *qʰraːwɢ, *ɡraːwɢ, *ɡoːwɢ |
| 瀥 | *qʰraːwɢ |
Phono-semantic compound (形聲 / 形声, OC *kʰraːw, *kʰraːws) : phonetic 高 (OC *kaːw) + semantic 攴 (“to hit lightly; to tap”).

### Etymology 1
#### Pronunciation

* Mandarin
    (Standard)
       (Pinyin): qiāo (qiao$^1$)
       (Zhuyin): ㄑㄧㄠ
    (Chengdu, Sichuanese Pinyin): kao$^1$ / qiao$^1$
    (Dungan, Cyrillic and Wiktionary): ко (ko, I)
* Cantonese (Jyutping): haau$^1$
* Gan (Wiktionary): kau$^1$
* Hakka
    (Sixian, PFS): khau
    (Hailu, HRS): kau$^ˇ$
    (Meixian, Guangdong): kau$^1$ / kiau$^1$
* Jin (Wiktionary): qiau$^1$
* Northern Min (KCR): kò̤ / kâu
* Eastern Min (BUC): kiĕu / ká
* Southern Min
    (Hokkien, POJ): khà / khau / khàu
    (Teochew, Peng'im): kiao$^1$ / kiou$^1$ / ka$^3$
* Wu (Shanghai, Wugniu): $^1$khau; $^1$chiau
* Xiang (Changsha, Wiktionary): kau$^1$ / qiau$^1$
* Mandarin
** (Standard Chinese)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: qiāo
*** Zhuyin: ㄑㄧㄠ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: ciao
*** Wade–Giles: chʻiao$^1$
*** Yale: chyāu
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chiau
*** Palladius: цяо (cjao)
*** Sinological IPA : /t͡ɕʰi̯ɑʊ̯⁵⁵/
** (Chengdu)
*** Sichuanese Pinyin: kao$^1$ / qiao$^1$
*** Scuanxua Ladinxua Xin Wenz: kao / kiao
*** Sinological IPA : /kʰau⁵⁵/, /t͡ɕʰiau⁵⁵/
** (Dungan)
*** Cyrillic and Wiktionary: ко (ko, I)
*** Sinological IPA : /kʰɔ²⁴/
    (Note: Dungan pronunciation is currently experimental and may be inaccurate.)
* Cantonese
** (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
*** Jyutping: haau$^1$
*** Yale: hāau
*** Cantonese Pinyin: haau$^1$
*** Guangdong Romanization: hao$^1$
*** Sinological IPA : /haːu̯⁵⁵/
* Gan
** (Nanchang)
*** Wiktionary: kau$^1$
*** Sinological IPA : /kʰau⁴²/
* Hakka
** (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
*** Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: khau
*** Hakka Romanization System: kau
*** Hagfa Pinyim: kau$^4$
*** Sinological IPA: /kʰau̯⁵⁵/
** (Hailu, incl. Zhudong)
*** Hakka Romanization System: kau$^ˇ$
*** Sinological IPA: /kʰau¹¹/
** (Meixian)
*** Guangdong: kau$^1$ / kiau$^1$
*** Sinological IPA: /kʰau⁴⁴/, /kʰiau⁴⁴/
* Jin
** (Taiyuan)
*** Wiktionary: qiau$^1$
*** Sinological IPA (old-style): /t͡ɕʰiau¹¹/
* Northern Min
** (Jian'ou)
*** Kienning Colloquial Romanized: kò̤ / kâu
*** Sinological IPA : /kʰɔ⁴²/, /kʰau³³/
* Eastern Min
** (Fuzhou)
*** Bàng-uâ-cê: kiĕu / ká
*** Sinological IPA : /kʰieu⁵⁵/, /kʰɑ²¹³/
* Southern Min
** (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou, Jinjiang, General Taiwanese, Kinmen, Philippines)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: khà
*** Tâi-lô: khà
*** Phofsit Daibuun: qax
*** IPA (Quanzhou, Jinjiang, Philippines): /kʰa⁴¹/
*** IPA (Taipei): /kʰa¹¹/
*** IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou, Kaohsiung): /kʰa²¹/
*** IPA (Kinmen): /kʰa¹²/
** (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou, Jinjiang, General Taiwanese)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: khau
*** Tâi-lô: khau
*** Phofsit Daibuun: qaw
*** IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou, Taipei, Kaohsiung): /kʰau⁴⁴/
*** IPA (Quanzhou, Jinjiang): /kʰau³³/
** (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: khàu
*** Tâi-lô: khàu
*** Phofsit Daibuun: qaux
*** IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou): /kʰau²¹/
*** IPA (Quanzhou): /kʰau⁴¹/
* khà - vernacular;
* khau, khàu - literary.
* Dialectal data
| Variety | Location | edit敲 |
| Mandarin | Beijing | /t͡ɕʰiɑu⁵⁵/ |
| Mandarin | Harbin | /t͡ɕʰiau⁴⁴/ |
| Mandarin | Tianjin | /t͡ɕʰiɑu²¹/ |
| Mandarin | Jinan | /t͡ɕʰiɔ²¹³/ |
| Mandarin | Qingdao | /t͡ɕʰiɔ²¹³/ |
| Mandarin | Zhengzhou | /t͡ɕʰiau²⁴/ |
| Mandarin | Xi'an | /t͡ɕʰiau²¹/ |
| Mandarin | Xining | /t͡ɕʰiɔ⁴⁴/ |
| Mandarin | Yinchuan | /kʰɔ⁴⁴/ /t͡ɕʰiɔ⁴⁴/ |
| Mandarin | Lanzhou | /t͡ɕʰiɔ³¹/ |
| Mandarin | Ürümqi | /t͡ɕʰiɔ⁴⁴/ |
| Mandarin | Wuhan | /t͡ɕʰiau⁵⁵/ 推～ /kʰau⁵⁵/ ～門 |
| Mandarin | Chengdu | /kʰau⁵⁵/ /t͡ɕʰiau⁵⁵/ |
| Mandarin | Guiyang | /kʰao⁵⁵/ |
| Mandarin | Kunming | /kʰɔ⁴⁴/ |
| Mandarin | Nanjing | /kʰɔo³¹/ /t͡ɕʰiɔo³¹/ |
| Mandarin | Hefei | /t͡ɕʰiɔ²¹/ /kʰɔ²¹/ |
| Jin | Taiyuan | /t͡ɕʰiau¹¹/ |
| Jin | Pingyao | /t͡ɕʰiɔ¹³/ |
| Jin | Hohhot | /t͡ɕʰiɔ³¹/ |
| Wu | Shanghai | /kʰɔ⁵³/ |
| Wu | Suzhou | /t͡ɕʰiæ⁵⁵/ /kʰæ⁵⁵/ |
| Wu | Hangzhou | /t͡ɕʰiɔ³³/ |
| Wu | Wenzhou | /kʰuɔ³³/ |
| Hui | Shexian | /t͡ɕʰiɔ³¹/ /kʰɔ³¹/ |
| Hui | Tunxi | /kʰo¹¹/ |
| Xiang | Changsha | /t͡ɕʰiau³³/ /kʰau³³/ |
| Xiang | Xiangtan | /kʰaɯ³³/ |
| Gan | Nanchang | /kʰɑu⁴²/ |
| Hakka | Meixian | /kʰiau⁴⁴/ |
| Hakka | Taoyuan | |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou | /hau⁵³/ |
| Cantonese | Nanning | /hau⁵⁵/ |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong | /hau⁵⁵/ |
| Min | Xiamen (Hokkien) | /kʰau⁵⁵/ |
| Min | Fuzhou (Eastern Min) | /kʰieu⁴⁴/ |
| Min | Jian'ou (Northern Min) | /kʰau³³/ |
| Min | Shantou (Teochew) | /kʰiau³³/ |
| Min | Haikou (Hainanese) | /xau²³/ |
* Middle Chinese: khaew, khaewH
Rime :
| Character | 敲 | 敲 |
| Reading # | 1/2 | 2/2 |
| Initial (聲) | 溪 (29) | 溪 (29) |
| Final (韻) | 肴 (90) | 肴 (90) |
| Tone (調) | Level (Ø) | Departing (H) |
| Openness (開合) | Open | Open |
| Division (等) | II | II |
| Fanqie | 口交切 | 苦敎切 |
| Baxter | khaew | khaewH |
| Reconstructions |||
| Zhengzhang Shangfang | /kʰˠau/ | /kʰˠau$^H$/ |
| Pan Wuyun | /kʰᵚau/ | /kʰᵚau$^H$/ |
| Shao Rongfen | /kʰau/ | /kʰau$^H$/ |
| Edwin Pulleyblank | /kʰaɨw/ | /kʰaɨw$^H$/ |
| Li Rong | /kʰau/ | /kʰau$^H$/ |
| Wang Li | /kʰau/ | /kʰau$^H$/ |
| Bernhard Karlgren | /kʰau/ | /kʰau$^H$/ |
| Expected Mandarin Reflex | qiāo | qiào |
| Expected Cantonese Reflex | haau$^1$ | haau$^3$ |
* Old Chinese
    (Zhengzhang): /*kʰraːw/, /*kʰraːws/
Zhengzhang system (2003) :
| Character | 敲 | 敲 |
| Reading # | 1/2 | 2/2 |
| No. | 3757 | 3759 |
| Phonetic component | 高 | 高 |
| Rime group | 宵 | 宵 |
| Rime subdivision | 1 | 1 |
| Corresponding MC rime | 敲 | 敲 |
| Old Chinese | /*kʰraːw/ | /*kʰraːws/ |

#### Definitions

敲
* to hit; to strike; to tap; to rap; to knock
    他敲了門。／他敲了门。 ― Tā qiāo le mén. ― He knocked on the door.
       Gānggāng qiāo guò le bādiǎnzhōng, bù shì ma? [Pinyin]
       It has just struck eight, hasn't it?
* (colloquial) to rip off; to overcharge; to blackmail
       Nà jiā lǚguǎn qiāo guānguāngkè de zhúgàng. [Pinyin]
       That hotel rips off the tourists.
       Tāmen qiāo le nǐ duōshào qián? [Pinyin]
       How much did they screw you for?
* (colloquial) to criticize; to warn
* (Hokkien, Singapore Teochew) to call someone (by phone); to telephone
       Guá chǎ-li̍t khà hō͘ sian-siⁿ. [Pe̍h-ōe-jī]
       I called the teacher yesterday (on the phone).
* (Xiamen, Quanzhou and Zhangzhou Hokkien) to knock down; to remove; to demolish
* (Taiwanese Hokkien) to alter (clothes)
* (Zhangzhou Hokkien) to compete (among businesses)

#### Synonyms

* (to hit):
* 打擊 / 打击 (dǎjī)
* 扣 (kòu)
* 拍打 (pāidǎ)
* 拍擊 / 拍击 (pāijī)
* 撲 / 扑 (pū)
* 擊 / 击 (jī)
* 擊打 / 击打 (jīdǎ)
* 敲打 (qiāodǎ)
* 敲擊 / 敲击 (qiāojī)
* 格 (literary)
* (to rip off):
* 勒索 (lèsuǒ)
* 敲剝 / 敲剥 (Hokkien)
* 敲竹槓 / 敲竹杠 (qiāo zhúgàng)
* 敲詐 / 敲诈 (qiāozhà)
* 訛 / 讹 (é)
* 訛詐 / 讹诈 (ézhà)
* 開刀 / 开刀 (hoi$^1$ dou$^1$) (Cantonese)
* 閹錢 / 阉钱 (Zhangzhou Hokkien, to extort money)

### Compounds

* 三敲六問 / 三敲六问
* 亂棒胡敲 / 乱棒胡敲
* 刻敲
* 吃敲才
* 吃敲材
* 吃敲賊 / 吃敲贼
* 唾壺敲缺 / 唾壶敲缺
* 戛玉敲冰
* 戛玉敲金
* 推敲 (tuīqiāo)
* 撩兒敲兒 / 撩儿敲儿
* 擊玉敲金 / 击玉敲金
* 敲冰戛玉
* 敲冰求火
* 敲冰煮茗
* 敲冰玉屑
* 敲冰紙 / 敲冰纸
* 敲冰索火
* 敲削
* 敲剝 / 敲剥
* 敲句
* 敲吟
* 敲坷垃
* 敲字邊 / 敲字边 (qiāozìbiān)
* 敲定 (qiāodìng)
* 敲尖
* 敲山振虎
* 敲山震虎
* 敲彈 / 敲弹
* 敲才
* 敲扑
* 敲打 (qiāodǎ)
* 敲拍
* 敲掉
* 敲推
* 敲搒
* 敲搕
* 敲搗 / 敲捣
* 敲撲 / 敲扑
* 敲擊 / 敲击 (qiāojī)
* 敲擊樂器 / 敲击乐器
* 敲擊音樂 / 敲击音乐
* 敲日
* 敲更
* 敲朴
* 敲枰
* 敲棋
* 敲榜
* 敲榨勒索
* 敲殺 / 敲杀
* 敲比
* 敲沙罐 (qiāo shāguàn)
* 敲油
* 敲火
* 敲牙
* 敲牙料嘴
* 敲牛宰馬 / 敲牛宰马
* 敲矢
* 敲石
* 敲碁
* 敲碎
* 敲磕
* 敲磨
* 敲竹杠 (qiāo zhúgàng)
* 敲竹槓 / 敲竹杠 (qiāo zhúgàng)
* 敲竹竿
* 敲絲 / 敲丝
* 敲膏吸髓
* 敲菱殼 / 敲菱壳
* 敲訂 / 敲订
* 敲詐 / 敲诈 (qiāozhà)
* 敲詐勒索 / 敲诈勒索 (qiāozhàlèsuǒ)
* 敲詩 / 敲诗
* 敲邊鼓 / 敲边鼓
* 敲金戛玉
* 敲金擊玉 / 敲金击玉
* 敲金擊石 / 敲金击石
* 敲釘錘 / 敲钉锤
* 敲釘鎚 / 敲钉锤
* 敲釘鑽脚 / 敲钉钻脚
* 敲釘鑽腳 / 敲钉钻脚
* 敲鏗 / 敲铿
* 敲鏝兒 / 敲镘儿
* 敲鐘 / 敲钟 (qiāozhōng)
* 敲鑼打鼓 / 敲锣打鼓
* 敲鑼擊鼓 / 敲锣击鼓
* 敲鑼放炮 / 敲锣放炮
* 敲鑼邊兒 / 敲锣边儿
* 敲門 / 敲门 (qiāomén)
* 敲門石 / 敲门石
* 敲門磚 / 敲门砖 (qiāoménzhuān)
* 敲開 / 敲开 (qiāokāi)
* 敲電話 / 敲电话
* 敲頭 / 敲头
* 敲骨剝髓 / 敲骨剥髓
* 敲骨吸髓 (qiāogǔ xīsuǐ)
* 敲骨榨髓
* 敲髓灑膏 / 敲髓洒膏
* 敲點 / 敲点
* 旁敲
* 旁敲側擊 / 旁敲侧击 (pángqiāocèjī)
* 更鼓敲盡 / 更鼓敲尽
* 東敲西逼 / 东敲西逼
* 盎盂相敲
* 緊打慢敲 / 紧打慢敲
* 胡敲
* 謊敲才 / 谎敲才
* 輕敲 / 轻敲 (qīngqiāo)
* 輕敲緩擊 / 轻敲缓击
* 零打碎敲
* 零敲碎打

### Etymology 2

From 休 (MC xjuw, “to rest; to stop”) (Kwok and Kataoka, 2006). Compare Guangzhou 嘵／哓 (hiu1), which has become obsolete.

#### Pronunciation

* Cantonese
    (Guangzhou–Hong Kong, Jyutping): hau$^1$ / haau$^1$
    (Dongguan, Jyutping++): haau$^1$
* Cantonese
** (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
*** Jyutping: hau$^1$ / haau$^1$
*** Yale: hāu / hāau
*** Cantonese Pinyin: hau$^1$ / haau$^1$
*** Guangdong Romanization: heo$^1$ / hao$^1$
*** Sinological IPA : /hɐu̯⁵⁵/, /haːu̯⁵⁵/
** (Dongguan, Guancheng)
*** Jyutping++: haau$^1$
*** Sinological IPA : /hau²¹³/

#### Definitions

敲
* (Macau and Dongguan Cantonese) Used after a verb to indicate perfective aspect (action completion).
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##### Synonyms

| Variety | Location | Words |
| Classical Chinese | Classical Chinese | 矣$_1$ |
| Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 了 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Beijing | 了 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Taiwan | 了 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Harbin | 了 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Malaysia | 了 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Singapore | 了 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Jinan | 了 |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Yantai (Muping) | 了 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Luoyang | 了 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Wanrong | 嘮 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xi'an | 咧 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xuzhou | 了 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Yinchuan | 了 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Ürümqi | 咧 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Chengdu | 了 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Wuhan | 了 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Guiyang | 了 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Guilin | 了 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Liuzhou | 了 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Nanjing | 了 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Yangzhou | 了 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou | 咗, 嘵 obsolete |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong | 咗 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong (San Tin; Weitou) | 咗 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong (Kam Tin; Weitou) | 咗 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong (Ting Kok) | 耗 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong (Tung Ping Chau) | 好 |
| Cantonese | Macau | 咗, 敲 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou (Panyu) | 咗 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou (Huashan, Huadu) | 咗 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou (Conghua) | 咗 |
| Cantonese | Foshan | 咗 |
| Cantonese | Foshan (Sanshui) | 咗 |
| Cantonese | Foshan (Mingcheng, Gaoming) | 咗 |
| Cantonese | Zhongshan (Shiqi) | 哺 |
| Cantonese | Zhuhai (Qianshan, Xiangzhou) | 咗 |
| Cantonese | Jiangmen (Xinhui) | 誒, 咗 |
| Cantonese | Taishan | 誒 |
| Cantonese | Kaiping (Chikan) | 誒 |
| Cantonese | Enping (Niujiang) | 誒 |
| Cantonese | Dongguan | 敲 |
| Cantonese | Shenzhen (Shajing, Bao'an) | 好 |
| Cantonese | Shenzhen (Dapeng) | 後, 咗 |
| Cantonese | Qingyuan | 咗 |
| Cantonese | Fogang | 咗 |
| Cantonese | Yingde (Hanguang) | 咗 |
| Cantonese | Shaoguan | 咗 |
| Cantonese | Shaoguan (Qujiang) | 咗 |
| Cantonese | Renhua | 咗 |
| Cantonese | Lechang | 咗 |
| Cantonese | Zhaoqing (Gaoyao) | 咗 |
| Cantonese | Xinxing | 標 |
| Cantonese | Luoding | 咗 |
| Cantonese | Yangjiang | 都 |
| Cantonese | Nanning | 嗮 |
| Cantonese | Nanning (Tanka) | 嗮 |
| Cantonese | Wuzhou | 啊 |
| Cantonese | Hepu (Lianzhou) | 了 |
| Cantonese | Guiping | 畢 |
| Cantonese | Guiping (Mule) | 開, 了 |
| Cantonese | Pingnan | 開 |
| Cantonese | Guigang (Gangcheng) | 開 |
| Cantonese | Guigang (Pingdong) | 開, 了 |
| Cantonese | Beihai | 了 |
| Cantonese | Beihai (Nankang) | 了 |
| Cantonese | Beihai (Yingpan) | 了 |
| Cantonese | Beihai (Qiaogang - Cô Tô) | 了, 咗 |
| Cantonese | Beihai (Qiaogang - Cát Bà) | 咗 |
| Cantonese | Fangchenggang (Fangcheng) | 了, 咗 |
| Cantonese | Kuala Lumpur (Guangfu) | 咗 |
| Cantonese | Ipoh (Guangfu) | 開 |
| Cantonese | Singapore (Guangfu) | 咗 |
| Cantonese | Ho Chi Minh City (Guangfu) | 咗 |
| Cantonese | Móng Cái | 了, 咗 |
| Gan | Nanchang | 了 |
| Gan | Lichuan | 了 |
| Hakka | Meixian | 了 |
| Hakka | Huizhou (Huicheng; Bendihua) | 拋, 阿 |
| Hakka | Dongguan (Qingxi) | 開 |
| Hakka | Shenzhen (Shatoujiao) | 開 |
| Hakka | Zhongshan (Nanlang Heshui) | 開 |
| Hakka | Wuhua (Shuizhai) | 哩 |
| Hakka | Wuhua (Huacheng) | 哩 |
| Hakka | Wuhua (Changbu) | 哩 |
| Hakka | Wuhua (Mianyang) | 哩 |
| Hakka | Yudu | 了 |
| Hakka | Hong Kong | 開 |
| Hakka | Senai (Huiyang) | 開 |
| Hakka | Kuching (Hepo) | 了 |
| Huizhou | Jixi | 了 |
| Jin | Taiyuan | 咾 |
| Jin | Xinzhou | 咾 |
| Jiuxing Yumin | Lanxi | 了 |
| Northern Min | Jian'ou | 了 |
| Eastern Min | Fuzhou | 了, 𡅏 |
| Southern Min | Penang (Hokkien) | 了 |
| Southern Min | Singapore (Hokkien) | 了 |
| Southern Min | Manila (Hokkien) | 了, 囉 |
| Southern Min | Chaozhou | 了 |
| Southern Min | Shantou | 了 |
| Southern Min | Johor Bahru (Teochew) | 了 |
| Southern Pinghua | Nanning (Tingzi) | 了 |
| Wu | Shanghai | 仔, 了 |
| Wu | Shanghai (Chongming) | 仔 |
| Wu | Suzhou | 仔 |
| Wu | Hangzhou | 得, 了 |
| Wu | Hangzhou (Yuhang) | 得, 了 |
| Wu | Ningbo | 仔 |
| Wu | Wenzhou | 爻 |
| Wu | Jinhua | 了 |

### References

* Dictionary of Chinese Character Variants (教育部異體字字典), A01736
* “敲”, in 漢語多功能字庫 (Multi-function Chinese Character Database)‎, 香港中文大學 (the Chinese University of Hong Kong), 2014–

## Japanese
### Kanji

(Hyōgai kanji)
* to knock, to strike, to hit

#### Readings

* Go-on: きょう (kyō)
* Kan-on: こう (kō)
* Kun: たたく (tataku, 敲く)
* Nanori: たかし (takashi)、のぼる (noboru)

## Korean
### Hanja

敲 (eumhun 두드릴 고 (dudeuril go))
* hanja form of 고 (“knock”)
敲 (eumhun 두드릴 교 (dudeuril gyo))
* hanja form of 교 (“knock”)
敲 (eumhun 두드릴 학 (dudeuril hak))
* hanja form of 학 (“knock”)

## Vietnamese
### Han character

敲: Hán Nôm readings: xao, xào, sao
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