趷 (kē) - to tap & to knock

趷Tone 1

kē ｜ 10 strokes ｜ radical:

俊梁

趷 · kē

to tap;

to knock;

a sound of tapping or knocking (onomatopoeic);

to stumble;

to trip

to tapto knocka sound of tapping or knocking (onomatopoeic)

Usage highlights

tapping soundknock on woodstumble and falltap lightlymake tapping noisestrip over something

Synonyms

  • 敲— to knock; to tap
  • 叩— to knock; to tap

Antonyms

  • 稳— steady; stable

Usage & contexts

Examples

  • He tapped on the table (趷趷敲桌子).
  • The stone made a tapping sound (石头趷趷响).
  • I stumbled on the uneven road (在不平的路上趷了一下).

Collocations

  • tapping sound(趷趷声)
  • knock on wood(趷木头)
  • stumble and fall(趷倒)
  • tap lightly(轻轻趷)
  • make tapping noises(发出趷趷声)
  • trip over something(趷到东西)

Idioms

  • Tap tap knock knock(趷趷敲敲)
  • Stumbling and staggering(趷趷趔趔)
  • Tap the table to get attention(趷桌示意)

Cultural background

FAQ
  • Primarily used as an onomatopoeic character representing tapping or knocking sounds.
  • Often appears in dialectal or colloquial usage rather than formal written Chinese.
  • The character combines the foot radical with the phonetic component 乞, suggesting movement and sound.

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