00310 Chinese character of 打 and pronounce daa2

The Chinese character【打】that we will explain today is a word that describes an action or movement. It is mainly used for the following meanings:

To strike or hit. Explanation: (1) To hit. Such as: “hit someone”, “knock”, “slap”. (2) To quarrel or fight. Such as: “fight”, “war”. (3) Calculate. Such as: “plan”, “look at”, “make plans”. (4) Dispatching telecommunication equipment. For example: “make a phone call”, “send a telegram”. (5) Production. Such as: “forge”, “forge”. (6) Play. For example: “playing ball”, “playing cards”, “playing mahjong”. (7)Waving. For example: “flag signal”. (8)Indicates an action. Such as: “clean”, “roll”, “open”, “open an umbrella”, “yawn”. (9) To knot or weave. For example: “tying a tie”, “knitting a sweater”. (10) Quantifier. The unit used to count items. Twelve make a dozen. For example: “a dozen towels”, “two dozen pencils”.

Here is the pronunciation of this Chinese character.

Mandarin Pinyin of 【打】:dǎ

Cantonese Jyutping of 【打】:daa2

This section covers the key information related to the character 【打】︰

Here are some situations where you can use【打】, for example:Describing an action or movement , It means primarily to strike or hit. .Because Chinese characters embody extensive meanings, there may be deeper interpretations and specific functions beyond what is presented here.

【打】can be used alone, but when combined with other words, it forms richer expressions, such as【打擊、打掃】(Mandarin Pinyin:dǎ jī 、dǎ sǎo/ Cantonese Jyutping:daa2 gik1 、daa2 sou3)

There are exactly 5 strokes in this character,It is a highly common and fundamental Chinese character that must be learned,The following sentence showcases how this character is used.:


他用力打擊了桌上的灰塵。

He struck the dust off the table.


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