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打扮

dǎban

to dress up

A person adjusting a scarf
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Characters in this word

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

扮 bàn

Strokes
7
Radical
扌 — hand
Made of
扌 hand 分 to divide, to allocate
How it's built
Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
More about the character 扮

Example phrases

  • 她爱打扮。 Tā ài dǎban. She likes to dress up.
  • 我在打扮。 Wǒ zài dǎban. I am getting dressed up.
  • 今天打扮好。 Jīntiān dǎban hǎo. Dress up nicely today.

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