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 suppress; to beat down
to suppress; to beat down
lit. to beat milk; milk foamer (for cappuccino)
hole puncher
drill; auger
drill; auger
typist
typewriter
to talk in official jargon; to talk officiously
to talk in official jargon; to talk officiously
to break into a house for robbery (idiom)
to rob the rich to help the poor (idiom)
to rob the rich to help the poor (idiom)
to compete
to compete
to compete; to rival
to compete; to rival
(coll.) to tattletale; to rat on sb
(coll.) to tattletale; to rat on sb
lit. to count on a narrow abacus (idiom); petty and scheming selfishly
lit. to count on a narrow abacus (idiom); petty and scheming selfishly
to stop for a snack while traveling
to chat idly
to spank sb's bottom
to get one's hair layered