打 (dǎ) · Chinese character · Step Learn Chinese

CHINESE CHARACTER

dǎ

打

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hit

Numbered pinyin: da3
English meanings: generalized verb of doing with specific meaning determined by its object, strike, hit, fight, construct, forge, mix

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BUILDING BLOCKS

Left–right structure

Left–right arrangement: left 扌; right 丁.

扌 is identified as the meaning component, associated with “hand”.

丁 is identified as the sound component (dīng). Its pronunciation may differ from the modern pronunciation of 打.

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Decomposition reference

⿰扌丁

Characters with the same pinyin, regardless of tone.

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