打 dǎ
- Strokes
- 5
- Radical
- 扌 — hand
- Made of
- 扌 hand 丁 nail
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
打
dǎ
to hit; to play (a ball game); to make (a call)
Character
Example phrases
- 我们打球吧。 Wǒmen dǎqiú ba. Let's play ball.
- 不要打我。 Bú yào dǎ wǒ. Don't hit me.
- 谁打了他？ Shéi dǎ le tā? Who hit him?
- 别打小孩儿。 Bié dǎ xiǎoháir. Don't hit the child.
- 打个电话再走吧。 Dǎge diànhuà zài zǒu ba. Make a call before you go.
- 他们星期天打球。 Tāmen xīngqītiān dǎqiú. They play ball on Sundays.
- 王明给爸爸打电话了。 Wáng Míng gěi bàba dǎ diànhuà le. Wang Ming called his father.
- 白天打球好，晚上冷。 Báitiān dǎqiú hǎo, wǎnshang lěng. Playing ball is best in the daytime; it's cold in the evening.
- 他打了我一下儿。 Tā dǎ le wǒ yíxiàr. He hit me once.
- 你怎么打人了？ Nǐ zěnme dǎ rén le? How could you hit someone?
Related words
- 打车 dǎchē to take a taxi
- 打电话 dǎ diànhuà to make a phone call
- 打开 dǎkāi to open, to turn on
- 打球 dǎqiú to play ball
- 打工 dǎgōng to work a temporary job
- 打算 dǎsuàn to plan; plan
- 打印 dǎyìn to print
- 打破 dǎpò to break
- 打听 dǎting to ask around; to find out
- 打 dá a dozen (measure word)
- 打败 dǎbài to defeat
- 打雷 dǎléi to thunder