打 (dǎ)
to hit; to play (ball); to make (phone call); dozen
How 打 is written
- Strokes
- 5
- Radical
- 扌 — hand
- Traditional
- 打
- Simplified
- 打 (unchanged)
Components
- 扌 hand
- 一 one
- 亅 hook
打 has 2 readings
The pronunciation changes with the meaning, so the reading has to be learned per word.
- dá
- dozen
- dǎ
- to beat; to strike; to hit; to break
Common words using 打
- 打開 dǎkāi
- to open; to show (a ticket); to turn on
- 一網打盡 yīwǎngdǎjìn
- to catch everything in one net (idiom); to eliminate at one stroke; to solve the problem at one fell swoop
- 打下 dǎxià
- to lay (a foundation); to conquer (a city etc); to shoot down (a bird etc)
- 打交道 dǎjiāodào
- to come into contact with; to have dealings
- 打仗 dǎzhàng
- to fight a battle; to go to war
- 打來 dǎlái
- to come to attack
- 打倒 dǎdǎo
- to overthrow; to knock down; Down with ... !
- 打劫 dǎjié
- to loot; to rob; to plunder
- 打動 dǎdòng
- to move (to pity); arousing (sympathy); touching
- 打包 dǎbāo
- to wrap; to pack; to ask for a doggy bag (at a restaurant)
- 打卡 dǎkǎ
- to clock in or out (of a job etc)
- 打印 dǎyìn
- to print; to seal; to stamp
打 in a sentence
到家後記得打電話給我。
Dàojiā hòu jìdé dǎ diànhuà gěi wǒ.
“Remember to give me a call when you get home.”
How common is 打?
打 is the 223rd most frequent character in written Chinese. Characters up to this rank account for about 58.1% of all running text.
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