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 make discreet inquiries; to scout out
to lay (a foundation); to conquer (a city etc)
to do shadowboxing
to torture; to beat a prisoner (to obtain confessions)
to defeat; to strike down; to destroy
to open access; to establish contact
to type
to win an initial success; to succeed (of a plan)
fig. to encourage; to inflate; to pump up
to beat sb; to beat (a drum)
to dispel (doubts, misgivings etc); to give up on
to grade; to give a mark
to snore
to doze off
to doze off
to pat; to slap; (of a bird) to flap (one's wings)
to beat sb soundly
typewriter
to overturn; to overthrow; to strike down (an enemy)
printer
to take a taxi (in town); to hitch a lift
to roll about
to spin; to rotate; to revolve
to whip; to lash; to thrash
to salvage; to fish out (person or object from the sea)