• 223rd most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.10% to your reading coverage
  • 2 dictionary entries
  • Appears in 356 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
2Radical
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. (da2)dozen
2. (da3)to beat • to strike • to hit • to break • to type • to mix up • to build • to fight • to fetch • to make • to tie up • to issue • to shoot • to calculate • to play (a game) • since • from

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for (da2)The component is pronounced as 'dīng' (ding1). It has the same pinyin initial.
2. Pronunciation clue for (da3)The component is pronounced as 'dīng' (ding1). It has the same pinyin initial.

Example Words

Common

打工 
打扮 
打扫 (打掃)
打击 (打擊)
打扰 (打擾)
打架 
打死 
打牌 
打算 
打造 
打开 (打開)

Uncommon

一网打尽 (一網打盡)
打下 
打交道 
打仗 
打来 (打來)
打倒 
打分 
打劫 
打动 (打動)
打包 
打卡 
打印 
打印机 (打印機)
打呼 
打呼噜 (打呼嚕)
打嗝 
打喷嚏 (打噴嚏)
打字 
打底 
打折 
打招呼 
打拼 
打擂台 (打擂臺)
打搅 (打攪)
打败 (打敗)
打断 (打斷)
打气 (打氣)
打法 
打消 
打滚 (打滾)
打火机 (打火機)
打烊 
打爆 
打猎 (打獵)
打球 
打理 
打发 (打發)
打盹 
打瞌睡 
打破 
打碎 
打磨 
打结 (打結)
打翻 
打听 (打聽)
打赌 (打賭)
打车 (打車)
打转 (打轉)
打通 
打进 (打進)
打量 
打针 (打針)
打错 (打錯)
打雷 
打响 (打響)
打斗 (打鬥)
打点 (打點)
打鼓 
打鼾 
拍打 
摸爬滚打 (摸爬滾打)
拨打 (撥打)
敲打 
殴打 (毆打)
无精打采 (無精打采)
精打细算 (精打細算)
开打 (開打)

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  • 608th most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.03% to your reading coverage
  • 2 dictionary entries
  • Appears in 167 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. dǎo (dao3)to fall • to collapse • to topple • to fail • to go bankrupt • to change (trains or buses) • to move around • to sell • to speculate (buying and selling, also 搗|捣) • profiteer
2. dào (dao4)to place upside down • to invert • to pour • to throw out • to move backwards • however • actually • as a matter of fact • contrary to expectation

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for dǎo (dao3)The component is pronounced as 'dào' (dao4). It has the same pronunciation as the character, but differs on tone.
2. Pronunciation clue for dǎo (dao3)The component is pronounced as 'dāo' (dao1). It has the same pronunciation as the character, but differs on tone.
3. Pronunciation clue for dào (dao4)The component is pronounced as 'dào' (dao4). It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.
4. Pronunciation clue for dào (dao4)The component is pronounced as 'dāo' (dao1). It has the same pronunciation as the character, but differs on tone.

Example Words

Common

倒下 
倒数 (倒數)
倒计时 (倒計時)
倒霉 
翻箱倒柜 (翻箱倒櫃)
跌倒 
颠倒 (顛倒)

Uncommon

倒塌 
倒影 
倒映 
倒流 
倒立 
倒置 
倒贴 (倒貼)
倒车 (倒車)
倒转 (倒轉)
倒退 
倒闭 (倒閉)
倒腾 (倒騰)
倾倒 (傾倒)
反倒 
吓倒 (嚇倒)
压倒 (壓倒)
打倒 
拉倒 
排山倒海 
推倒 
摔倒 
撞倒 
扑倒 (撲倒)
击倒 (擊倒)
晕倒 (暈倒)
滑倒 
潦倒 
病倒 
神魂颠倒 (神魂顛倒)
绊倒 (絆倒)
翻江倒海 
卧倒 (臥倒)
难倒 (難倒)

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Decomposition Levels:
Level 1 - Once: Only divided once. So only two components.
Level 2 - Radical: Radical Decomposition. The character gets decomposed into its lowest radical components. For the complete list visit the Radical wikipedia page.
Level 3 - Graphical: Graphical Decomposition. Shows all the strokes & lowest level of components that make up the character.
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