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 do odd jobs; to do unskilled work
(coll.) extremely excited or energetic (often used mockingly)
super hyped and overexcited; overly pumped
to make a telephone call
to win an initial success; to succeed (of a plan)
to become well-known
to become well-known
(of a horse etc) to snort
(of a horse etc) to snort
to pause
to pause
erhua variant of dǎ dùn
erhua variant of dǎ dùn
to shiver; to tremble
to masturbate (slang)
to masturbate (slang)
to go in search of food (of animals)
to get food at a canteen
to get food at a canteen
to play dumb; to slack off (idiom)
to play dumb; to slack off (idiom)
to pixelate; to censor an image
to pixelate; to censor an image
to play golf
to play golf