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
walk-off home run
walk-off home run
solve one problem, another appears
one problem after another; new trouble appears
to run everything (idiom); to monopolize the whole business
half a dozen
pay as you go
Kedah, a state in northwest Malaysia
to hang sb up and beat him
fig. by mutual consent
fig. by mutual consent
totally lawless; defy all rules and authority
totally lawless; defies all rules
lawless; fig. defying the law and the principles of heaven
lawless; fig. defying the law and the principles of heaven
Kota Bharu, city in northeast Malaysia
Kota Bharu, city in northeast Malaysia
to dress up in disguise; to pretend to be
singles (in sports)
to fight alone (idiom)
to fight alone (idiom)
torture; interrogation by torture
torture; interrogation by torture
to crack down; to take strong measures
to crack down; to take strong measures