挞(tà)

9 strokesTrad. 撻

(bound form) to whip

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Character information

Pinyin
tà
Meaning
(bound form) to whip; to flog; (loanword) (pastry) tart (colloquial pr. [ta3])
Strokes
9
HSK level
—
Traditional
撻

Origin & structure

Where 挞 comes from and how its parts fit together.

Phonetic-semantic compound⿰扌达

In this compound, the meaning comes from 扌 (hand); 达 supplies the sound.

One part carries the meaning, the other suggests the sound.

Made of

扌shǒu达dá

Parts are arranged left to right.

How to write 挞 step by step

9 strokes — each frame adds one stroke, shown in dark ink over the lighter ones.

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Words with 挞

Common words using 挞 — tap any character to open its stroke-order page.

chī笞tà挞

to flog; to whip

Open 笞挞 page →
pú葡tà挞

Portuguese-style egg tart (pastel de nata)

Open 葡挞 page →
dàn蛋tà挞

egg tart (colloquial pr. [dan4ta3])

Open 蛋挞 page →
dà大zhāng张tà挞fá伐

(idiom) to launch an all-out attack

Open 大张挞伐 page →
biān鞭tà挞

to lash; (fig.) to castigate

Open 鞭挞 page →

Related characters

From 挞’s common words

笞葡蛋大张伐鞭

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