to hit; to strike; to beat

HSK 1 #223

Character data

HSK 1
Frequency 223rd character
Radical ⼿ (64.2)
Strokes 5
Index # 196

Definitions

打 dǎ
  1. 1. to hit
  2. 2. to strike
  3. 3. to beat
  4. 4. to fight
  5. 5. to play (a game)
  6. 6. to type
  7. 7. to make
  8. 8. to shoot
  9. 9. to issue
  10. 10. to calculate
  11. 11. to fetch
  12. 12. to tie up
  13. 13. to build
  14. 14. to break
  15. 15. to mix up
  16. 16. from
  17. 17. since
打 dá
  1. 1. dozen (loanword)

Stroke order

打 stroke order diagram
打 stroke order animation

Words containing 打

Word Meaning
to crack down on; to take severe measures against
besiege a force, attack its reinforcements
besiege city and attack incoming aid troops
to use a sledgehammer to crack a nut
base hit (baseball)
to allow room for error; to give oneself leeway (idiom)
to allow room for error; to give oneself leeway (idiom)
to fight; to spar; to duke it out
small-scale
baking soda; sodium bicarbonate
to obtain confessions under torture
to come to blows; to fight together
fig. an impossible combination
fig. an impossible combination
advertisement; promotion (for a product)
advertisement; promotion (for a product)
(slang) to cheer sb on; to show one's support
to hurt then comfort; to punish then reward
hurt then comfort; punish then reward
cannot get through (on phone)
to be no match for sb; unable to defeat
to be no match for sb; unable to defeat
to make a round trip; a return journey
to make a round trip; a return journey
to guarantee; to vouch for