Keyword
to hit
- to attack
- to beat
- to strike
- Frequency
- #204
- Strokes
- 5
Readings
dǎ91%
dá9%
Mnemonic
扌 (hand) gives the meaning and 丁 the sound.
Stroke order
Composed of
Used in characters
Used in vocabulary
打
to hit; to strike; to fight; (in many expressions) a semantically light transitive verb used with various objects to form expressions with a wide range of meanings, e.g. 打伞 (dǎsǎn) "to hold an umbrella", 打电话 (dǎdiànhuà) "to make a phone call", 打针 (dǎzhēn) "to get an injection"; (coll.) from; since
打开
to open; to show (a ticket); to turn on; to switch on
打击
to hit; to strike; to attack; to crack down on sth; blow; (psychological) shock; percussion (music)
打算
to plan; to intend; to calculate; plan; intention; calculation
打电话
to make a telephone call
打破
to break; to smash
打败
to defeat; to overpower; to beat; to be defeated
打造
to forge (metal); (fig.) to create; to build; to develop
打
(loanword) dozen; Taiwan pr. dǎ
打倒
to overthrow; to knock down; Down with ... !
打死
to kill; to beat to death
打工
to work a temporary or casual job; (of students) to have a job outside of class time, or during vacation
打扮
to decorate; to dress; to make up; to adorn; manner of dressing; style of dress
殴打
to beat up; to come to blows; battery (law)
打断
to interrupt; to break off; to break (a bone)
打印
to affix a seal; to stamp; to print out (with a printer)
打扰
to disturb; to bother; to trouble
打架
to fight; to scuffle; to come to blows
打仗
to fight a battle; to go to war
打包
to wrap; to pack; to put leftovers in a doggy bag for take-out; (computing) to package (i.e. create an archive file)
打压
to suppress; to beat down
打发
to dispatch sb to do sth; to make sb leave; to pass (the time); (old) to make arrangements; (old) to bestow (alms etc)
打招呼
to greet sb by word or action; to give prior notice
打下
to lay (a foundation); to conquer (a city etc); to shoot down (a bird etc)