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 play golf
to play golf
to fight
to fish
to photograph birds
to photograph birds
the Great Sparrow Campaign or the Four Pests Campaign, one of the actions during the Great Leap Forward dà yuè jìn aiming to eliminate four pests: rats, flies, mosquitoes, and sparrows
Great Sparrow Campaign in China
to crack down on illegal activities
to put in order; to organize things; to get (luggage) ready
to put sb on an intravenous drip
to put sb on an intravenous drip
to beg for (vegetarian) food
to beg for (vegetarian) food
to punch
lit. to punch and kick (idiom); to beat up
to suffer bullying and beating (idiom)
to suffer bullying and beating (idiom)
to suffer beatings and receive abuse (idiom)
to suffer beatings and receive abuse (idiom)
to eradicate pornography and illegal publications
to include impromptu comic material in opera performance (idiom); to jest
to go through challenging experiences
to intersperse comic dialogue (as they do in operas)