敲山震虎 qiāoshānzhènhǔ to show strength as a warning Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents 敲 qiāo verb to knock to hit, strike, or tap; to beat a drum; to rap on a door or surface山 shān noun mountain mountain; hill; range震 zhèn verb to shake to shake; to vibrate; to jolt or cause something to quake虎 hǔ noun tiger tiger; commonly referred to as 老虎 lǎohǔ