Chinese symbol for “rap”
敲
qiāo
to hit; to strike; to tap; to rap
The closest CC-CEDICT match for rap is 敲 (qiāo), defined as: to hit; to strike; to tap; to rap; to knock; to rip sb off.
Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.
Characters and stroke order
Other Chinese words for “rap”
Related words
Other words that share a character with 敲.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 敲门 (敲門) | qiāo mén | to knock on a door |
| 敲诈 (敲詐) | qiāo zhà | to rip off; to extort (money) |
| 敲打 | qiāo dǎ | to beat sb; to beat (a drum) |
| 敲响 (敲響) | qiāo xiǎng | to sound a bell; to raise the alarm |
| 推敲 | tuī qiāo | to think over |
| 敲定 | qiāo dìng | to come to a decision; to fix on (a date etc) |
See also: Japanese symbol for “rap”.
Data: CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0); Unihan Database (Unicode License v3); Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License (graphics.txt); LGPL-3.0-or-later (dictionary.txt)); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.