Character Details
hit/beat/play (handed ball sports) (to) Ascii: — w305
Hanyu Pinyin Pronunciation Tone Components/Primitives Wiktionary Alt Sounds
da 3 扌 (hand) + 丁 (nail) → hit 打 link
Picture Character Story
You're using a hammer to drive a nail into a plank, but you miss and strike your fingers, ouch! PS: the character does not mean to go on strike; it will be very helpful in the long run to create images that convey the proper sense of the character!
Notes
[HSK 1] - Often used in words related to physical actions, communication, and informal expressions
Examples
- Let's take a taxi - How long to the airport by taxi from here
Strokes
Single Character Decomposition
Radical Name Label Domain Component Persona Example Characters
64 - 户 hand door door frame 户 房
Elements Semantic Element Phonetic Element Note
扌 (hand) + 丁 (nail) → hit 手 (semantic) 丁 (phonetic) phonetic from 丁

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