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打

dǎ

from (starting point)

A traveler leaving a gate
Memory picture

Character

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

Example phrases

  • 我想打电话。 Wǒ xiǎng dǎ diànhuà. I want to make a phone call.
  • 他会打球。 Tā huì dǎ qiú. He can play ball.
  • 别打孩子。 Bié dǎ háizi. Do not hit the child.

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