to hit / to strike / to tap / to rap / to knock / to rip sb off / to overcharge
敲
=
攴
+
高
:
Someone built a skyscraper (高) in front of the aorta (ao1) without the Queen of Hearts' (qi) consent. First the Queen angrily knocks at the door using the door knocker (攴), but as no one answers she hits (敲) the door with a battering ram.
to press / to extract (juice) / device for extracting juice, oils etc
榨
=
木
+
窄
:
James II of England (zh) wants to make his own essential oil (榨), so he presses (榨) a Christmas tree (木) through a narrow slit (窄) in the ashram's bathroom (a4).