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
dá
a dozen (measure word)
Character
Example phrases
- 我买一打鸡蛋。 Wǒ mǎi yī dá jīdàn. I buy a dozen eggs.
- 桌上有一打笔。 Zhuō shàng yǒu yī dá bǐ. There are a dozen pens on the table.
- 她要一打杯子。 Tā yào yī dá bēizi. She wants a dozen cups.
Related words
- 打 dǎ to hit; to play (a ball game); to make (a call)
- 打车 dǎchē to take a taxi
- 打电话 dǎdiànhuà 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
- 打败 dǎbài to defeat
- 打雷 dǎléi to thunder