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CHINESE CHARACTER
- Numbered pinyin
- da1
- English meanings
- put up, construct, join together, add (money/etc.)
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BUILDING BLOCKS
Structure & components
Left–right structure
Left–right arrangement: left 扌; right 荅.
Meaning & sound clues
扌 is identified as the meaning component, associated with “hand”.
荅 is identified as the sound component (dā). Its pronunciation may differ from the modern pronunciation of 搭.
This breakdown describes the written shape. A component's meaning does not always explain the meaning of the whole character.
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Characters with the same pinyin, regardless of tone.
big
hit
reply
reach; express
Example sentences
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Related words
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- 搭乘
- 搭建
- 搭档
- 搭配