Usage of the character 敲

to hit
to strike
to tap
to rap
to knock
to rip sb off
to overcharge

tuīqiāo

推敲

[推敲]

to think over

qiāodìng

敲定

[敲定]

to come to a decision
to fix on (a date etc)
to determine
to finalize
to nail down (a deal etc)

qiāozhà

敲诈

[敲詐]

to rip off
to extort (money)
extortion
blackmail

qiāorù

敲入

[敲入]

to key in
to input

qiāozhōng

敲钟

[敲鐘]

to sound a bell
(of a clock) to chime

qiāobèi

敲背

[敲背]

back-knocking massage

qiāomén

敲门

[敲門]

to knock on a door

qiāoxiǎng

敲响

[敲響]

to sound a bell
to raise the alarm

qiāozhà

敲榨

[敲榨]

to press (fruit)
variant of 敲詐／敲诈 (qiāozhà)

qiāodǎ

敲打

[敲打]

to beat sb
to beat (a drum)

qiāokāi

敲开

[敲開]

to get sth open by tapping or striking it
(figuratively, when followed by sth like ∼的大門／∼的大门 (xxdedàmén)) to open the door to ~
to gain access to ~

qiāoluó

敲锣

[敲鑼]

to beat a gong

qiāojī

敲击

[敲擊]

to pound
to rap

qiāoxiǎobèi

敲小背

[敲小背]

to be masturbated by a prostitute

qiāosāngzhōng

敲丧钟

[敲喪鐘]

a knell

qiāodàbèi

敲大背

[敲大背]

to have sex with a prostitute

qiāozhàzuì

敲诈罪

[敲詐罪]

extortion

qiāobiāngǔ

敲边鼓

[敲邊鼓]

to back sb up
to support sb in an argument
(lit. to beat nearby drum)

qiāoménzhuān

敲门砖

[敲門磚]

lit. a brick as a door knocker (idiom); fig. a temporary expedient
to use sb as a stepping stone to fortune

qiāozhōngbèi

敲中背

[敲中背]

to receive oral sex from a prostitute

qiāozhúgàng

敲竹杠

[敲竹槓]

extortion by taking advantage of sb's weakness

pángqiāocèjī

旁敲侧击

[旁敲側擊]

to make insinuations
to take an indirect approach (in making inquiries) (idiom)

qiāoqiāodǎdǎ

敲敲打打

[敲敲打打]

to make a continual banging sound
(fig.) to provoke with words

qiāodǎluógǔ

敲打锣鼓

[敲打鑼鼓]

lit. to beat a gong; fig. to irritate sb
a provocation

qiāodīngzuānjiǎo

敲钉钻脚

[敲釘鑽腳]

to make doubly sure (idiom)

qiāozhàlèsuǒ

敲诈勒索

[敲詐勒索]

extortion and blackmail (idiom)

àngyúxiāngqiāo

盎盂相敲

[盎盂相敲]

(idiom) to quarrel

qiāoshānzhènhǔ

敲山震虎

[敲山震虎]

a deliberate show of strength as a warning

língqiāosuìdǎ

零敲碎打

[零敲碎打]

to do things in bits and pieces (idiom); piecemeal work

qiāoluóbiān'er

敲锣边儿

[敲鑼邊兒]

to strike the edge of the gong
(fig.) to stir the pot (i.e. cause or exacerbate a dispute)

língdǎsuìqiāo

零打碎敲

[零打碎敲]

to do things in bits and pieces (idiom); piecemeal work

bùzuòkuīxīnshì,bùpàguǐqiāomén

不做亏心事，不怕鬼敲门

[不做虧心事，不怕鬼敲門]

he who never wrongs others does not fear the knock in the night; you can rest with a clear conscience

píngshēngbùzuòkuīxīnshì,bànyèqiāoménxīnbùjīng

平生不做亏心事，半夜敲门心不惊

[平生不做虧心事，半夜敲門心不驚]

He who never wrongs others does not fear the knock in the night.
Rest with a clear conscience.