TSUMUGU · TOCFL A2 (est.) · 字
敲
敲 ＝ 攴 ＋ 高
ㄑㄧㄠ · qiāo
verb — to knock, strike, tap; to extort
字源 FORM — what the parts do
攴義a hand with a stick — striking
IFgāo → qiāo — initial and final both shift
A hand with a stick (攴) brought down on a thing — 高 gāo gives the sound, worn to qiāo. The plain act of striking: to knock, to tap, to beat: 敲門、敲鑼、敲打.
故事 STORY — a scene to remember it by
手持棍（攴）對著高高（高）的門，篤篤兩下——敲門。
A hand with a stick (攴) at the tall (高) door, two raps — to knock.
字源記憶法
意 · Meanings
(本義)敲打、敲擊— to knock, strike常用
→敲門、敲鑼— to knock at a door; to beat a gong常用
⇒敲詐、敲竹槓— to extort, squeeze
(本義) original meaning · → ⇒ each arrow = one more step of extension