(da)

14 strokes
Readingsda

sore

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Character information

Pinyin
da / dá
Meaning
sore; boil; scab
Strokes
14
HSK level
Traditional
Same

Origin & structure

Where comes from and how its parts fit together.

Phonetic-semantic compound⿸疒荅

In this compound, the meaning comes from (sickness); supplies the sound.

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

Made of

Parts are arranged enclosing from the upper left.

How to write step by step

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Words with

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

da

swelling or lump on skin; pimple; knot; lump; preoccupation; problem

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dough-drop soup (made by dropping small, irregular lumps of dough into the …

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variant of 这嘎达

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(lit.) knot on an elm tree (idiom)

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