打(dǎ)

HSK 15 strokes
Readingsdǎdá

(loanword) dozen

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Character information

Pinyin
dǎ / dá
Meaning
(loanword) dozen; Taiwan pr. [da3]
Strokes
5
HSK level
HSK 1
Traditional
Same

Origin & structure

Where 打 comes from and how its parts fit together.

Phonetic-semantic compound⿰扌丁

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

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

Made of

扌shǒu丁dīng

Parts are arranged left to right.

How to write 打 step by step

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

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Words with 打

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

dān单dǎ打
HSK 6

singles (in sports)

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dǎ打jiāo交dào道
HSK 7-9

to come into contact with

Open 打交道 page →
dǎ打zhàng仗
HSK 7-9

to fight a battle

Open 打仗 page →
dǎ打dǎo倒
HSK 7-9

to overthrow

Open 打倒 page →
yī一dǎ打

dozen

Open 一打 page →
zhǔ主dǎ打

principal; main; flagship (product); title (track); to specialize in; to ta…

Open 主打 page →
bàn半dǎ打

half a dozen

Open 半打 page →
yī一wǎng网dǎ打jìn尽

lit. to catch everything in the one net (idiom)

Open 一网打尽 page →

Related characters

More HSK 1 characters

一七三上下不东两

From 打’s common words

单交道仗倒一主半

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