DICTIONARY
The Chinese word da - 打 - dǎ
(to hit in Chinese)
Phonetic script (Hanyu Pinyin)
dǎ
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English translations
to hit, to fight, dozen, to knit, to gather, to play,
to bang on, to attack, to beat, to reap
Chinese character and stroke order animation"How do I write 打 ( dǎ ) correctly?"
The strokes that all Chinese characters are composed of are to be written in a certain order which has originally been defined by Chinese calligraphy. Writing all characters according to the same rules assures that their intended shape and style are generally preserved even if written by different writers.
This dictionary shows you the correct stroke order as an animation for all characters so you can learn and understand how to write the character correctly. :
The strokes that all Chinese characters are composed of are to be written in a certain order which has originally been defined by Chinese calligraphy. Writing all characters according to the same rules assures that their intended shape and style are generally preserved even if written by different writers.
This dictionary shows you the correct stroke order as an animation for all characters so you can learn and understand how to write the character correctly. :
The traditional Chinese characters of dǎ are identical with the modern (simplified) characters displayed above.
Character complexity
打 is composed of 5 strokes and therefore is of very low complexity compared to the other simplified Chinese characters (average: 13.1 strokes).
Tags and additional information
(Meaning of individual characters, character components etc.)
hand | to open
打 ( da / dǎ ) belongs to the 500 most common Chinese characters (rank 154)
打 ( da / dǎ ) belongs to the 500 most common Chinese characters (rank 154)
Chinese example words containing the character 打 ( da / dǎ )
打保龄球 ( dǎ bǎolíngqiú = to play bowling ), 打棒球 ( dǎ bàngqiú = to play baseball ), 打冰球 ( dǎ bīngqiú = to play hockey ), 打电话 ( dǎ diànhuà = to call somebody (on the phone) ), 打篮球 ( dǎ lánqiú = to play basketball ), 打网球 ( dǎ wǎngqiú = to play tennis ), 打扮 ( dǎbàn = to dress up ), 打错了 ( dǎcuòle = to have dialed the wrong number ), 打动 ( dǎdòng = to touch ), 打火机 ( dǎhuǒjī = lighter ), 打开 ( dǎkāi = to open ), 打孔机 ( dǎkǒngjī = punch ), 打破 ( dǎpò = to break ), 打拳 ( dǎquán = to practice boxing ), 打扰 ( dǎrǎo = to disturb ), 打扫 ( dǎsǎo = to clean up ), 打算 ( dǎsuàn = to plan ), 打印 ( dǎyìn = to print ), 打印机 ( dǎyìnjī = printer ), 打仗 ( dǎzhàng = to fight ), 打针 ( dǎzhēn = to have an injection ) 打折 ( dǎzhé = to give a discount )
More words that mean to fight in Chinese
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