KNOCK    叩叩

STRIKE so as to PRODUCE a SOUND.
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Old Chinese Criteria
1. A general word for knocking against something, typically so as to produce a sound, is kòu 叩. 2. Zhuàng 撞 is to knock hard against something (e.g. a bell), and it is hard to see how this is different in meaning from jī 擊 "knock" 3. Bó 搏 is to tap against (e.g. one's thighs). 4. Pāi 拍 (HF: 一手獨拍 "one hand clapping alone") refers specifically to the beating or clapping of a surface, often for the purpose of making a sound.
Hypernym
  • STRIKE　DISPLACE something VIOLENTLY TOWARDS something, OFTEN IN-ORDER-TO DAMAGE IT. (anc: 12/0, child: 3)
  • DISPLACE　CAUSE to MOVE. (anc: 11/0, child: 28)
  • MOVE　CHANGE PLACE OR SITUATION. (anc: 10/0, child: 21)
  • SYNONYMES FRANÇOIS, LEURS DIFFÉRENTES SIGNIFICATIONS, ET LE CHOIX QU'IL EN FAUT FAIRE Pour parler avec justesse ( GIRARD 1769) p. 1.101.76

  • Handbook of Greek Synonymes, from the French of M. Alex. Pillon, Librarian of the Bibliothèque Royale , at Paris, and one of the editors of the new edition of Plaché's Dictionnaire Grec-Français, edited, with notes, by the Rev. Thomas Kerchever Arnold, M.A. Rector of Lyndon, and late fellow of Trinity College, Cambridge ( PILLON 1850) p. no.397

    • Words (28 items)

    擊  jī OC: keeɡ MC: kek 39 Attributions

      Word relations
    • Object: 鍾/BELL The current general word for a bell of any kind is zhōng 鐘/鍾. When hung up singly, it is called tè zhōng 特鐘, with round opening as in illustration SUN JI. Rhythmic instrument. Also, hung up in a series of tuned bells, in two rows of eight bells each. Note that these bells were already rare by Han times. [In use mainly from the Western Zhou till the Warring States.
    • Object: 磬/STONE MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS Qìng 磬 refers to the musical instrument made of stone which was suspended on the wooden construction (usually in a set) and beaten with a wooden stick. This kind of instrument came to use already in the 3rd millenium B.C. Qìng 磬 was together with bells and drums the core instrument of ritual musical assemblages, and it is quite often found in aristocratic tombs dating from the Shang to the Warring States period (most remarkable being an assemblage of 32 pieces from the grave of Marquis Yi of Zeng who died in 433 B.C.). By Han times it was already rare.
    • Synon: 鼓/PLUCK STRINGS

      Syntactic words
    • vt(oN)knock the contextually determinate object
    • vtoNknock against (mostly drums but also bells) so as to produce a sound; knock (at a gate)
    • vtoNplay (musical instruments like music stones etc) by striking at them
    叩  kòu OC: khooʔ MC: khu 23 Attributions

    A general word for knocking against something, typically so as to produce a sound, is kòu 叩.

      Syntactic words
    • vtoNknock at; strike against so as to make a sound
    • vtoNfigurativestrike (a note)
    • vtoNobject=headknock (head etc) against the ground (see 叩頭)
    鼓  gǔ OC: kaaʔ MC: kuo̝ 11 Attributions

      Word relations
    • Object: 鼙/DRUM Pí 鼙 refers to a small handdrum wonderfully illustrated in a recent excavation from Sichuan.

      Syntactic words
    • vtoNknock (bell etc); strike (a note on a drum)
    伐  fá OC: bod MC: bi̯ɐt 8 Attributions
      Syntactic words
    • vtoNbeat, knock against (typically a drum, and ceremoniously) so as to produce a sound
    觸  chù OC: thjoɡ MC: tɕhi̯ok 7 Attributions

      Syntactic words
    • vtoNknock against (producing a sound)
    • vtoNderivedrun intoCH
    撞  chuáng OC: rdooŋ MC: ɖɣɔŋ 7 Attributions

    Zhuàng 撞 is to knock hard against something (e.g. a bell), and it is hard to see how this is different in meaning from jī 擊 "knock"

      Syntactic words
    • vadNpassivestruck (bell etc)
    • vtoNstrike (a bell)
    拊  fǔ OC: phoʔ MC: phi̯o 6 Attributions
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    • vtoNslap, tap; knock together
    敲  qiào OC: khroows MC: khɣɛu 6 Attributions
      Syntactic words
    • vtoNpound, hammer; knock at (a gate)
    扣  kòu OC: khoos MC: khu 4 Attributions
      Syntactic words
    • vtoNknock (a bell etc)
    拍  pāi OC: phraaɡ MC: phɣɛk 4 Attributions

    Pāi 拍 (HF: 一手獨拍 "one hand clapping alone") refers specifically to the beating or clapping of a surface, often for the purpose of making a sound.

      Syntactic words
    • viactto clap; to beat
    • vt(oN)hit, clap, beat
    • vtoNtap, beat, clap
    擗  pǐ OC: beɡ MC: biɛk
    辟  pì OC: beɡ MC: biɛk
    闢  pì OC: beɡ MC: biɛk 4 Attributions

    Bì 擗 refers specifically to beating one's breast.

      Syntactic words
    • viactbeat one's breast (check pronunciation: pǐ?)
    頓  dùn OC: tuuns MC: tuo̝n 3 Attributions
      Syntactic words
    • vtoNstamp (one's feet) on the ground; knock (one's head) against the ground
    奏  zòu OC: skoos MC: tsu 3 Attributions
      Syntactic words
    • vtoNknock something so as to produce a sound
    搏  bó OC: paaɡ MC: pɑk 3 Attributions

    Bó 搏 is to tap against (e.g. one's thighs).

      Syntactic words
    • vtoNclap against, tap on (one's thighs), beat against so as to produce a sound
    鳴  míng OC: mreŋ MC: mɣaŋ 2 Attributions
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    • vtoNcausativecause to sound; to sound (a bell)
    犯  fàn OC: bomʔ MC: bi̯ɐm 2 Attributions
      Syntactic words
    • vtoNknock against (a trigger)
    擊戾  jī lì MC: kek lejH OC: keeɡ rɯɯds 1 Attribution
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    • VPt[oN]to bump againt thingsLZ
    擊鼓  jī gǔ OC: keeɡ kaaʔ MC: kek kuo̝ 1 Attribution
      Syntactic words
    • VPtoNknock or pluck (musical instruments
    拂  fú OC: phɯd MC: phi̯ut 1 Attribution
      Syntactic words
    • vtoNwhisk against
    振  zhèn MC: tsyinH OC: kljɯns 1 Attribution
      Syntactic words
    • vtoNknock (bells etc)CH
    摽  biào OC: bewʔ MC: biɛu 1 Attribution
      Syntactic words
    • viactknock one's breast
    椎  chuí OC: ɡrlul MC: ɖi 1 Attribution
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    • vtoNhammer or knock against
    毃  què OC: khroowɡ MC: khɣɔk 1 Attribution
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    • vtoNknock against; beat against
    築  zhù MC: trjuwk OC: tuɡ 1 Attribution
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    • vtoNpound (earth)CH
    夆  féng OC: boŋ MC: bi̯oŋ 0 Attributions
      Syntactic words
    • vtoNknock against (SHUOWEN) ???
    抵  dǐ OC: tiilʔ MC: tei 0 Attributions

      Syntactic words
    • vtoNknock
    擊  jī OC: keeɡ MC: kek 0 Attributions
      Syntactic words
    • NPabknocking
    硩  chè OC: khrled MC: ʈhiɛt 0 Attributions
      Syntactic words
    • vtoNto knock down (ZHOULI) ???