搭(dā)

HSK 612 strokes

to put up

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Character information

Pinyin
dā
Meaning
to put up; to build (scaffolding); to hang (clothes on a pole); to connect; to join; to arrange in pairs; to match; to add; to throw in (resources); to take (boat, train); variant of 褡[da1]
Strokes
12
HSK level
HSK 6
Traditional
Same

Origin & structure

Where 搭 comes from and how its parts fit together.

Phonetic-semantic compound⿰扌荅

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

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

Made of

扌shǒu荅dá

Parts are arranged left to right.

How to write 搭 step by step

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

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Words with 搭

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

dā搭dàng档
HSK 6

to cooperate

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dā搭pèi配
HSK 6

to pair up

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dā搭chéng乘
HSK 7-9

to ride as a passenger

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dā搭jiàn建
HSK 7-9

to build (esp. with simple materials)

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chéng乘dā搭

to ride as a passenger (in a car, boat, plane etc)

Open 乘搭 page →
gōu勾da搭

to gang up; to fool around with; to make up to

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chuō戳dā搭

to knock; to jab

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gōu勾jiān肩dā搭bèi背

(idiom) arms around each other's shoulders

Open 勾肩搭背 page →

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档配乘建勾戳肩背

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