Chinese characters for “da”
24 characters share this plain syllable. Compare tone marks first, then open a character for writing and usage.
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First tone
dā
Second tone
dá
answer, reply
12 strokes · HSK 3.0 L4to reach, to arrive at
6 strokesconcubine of the last Shang emperor
8 strokesgrieving
8 strokeslittle lamb
9 strokesa coarse mat of rushes or bamboo
11 strokesnote, memo, official communique
12 strokesto reach, to arrive at
12 strokesthe Tartars
14 strokesthe Tartars
15 strokesthe Tartars
21 strokesThird tone
dǎ
Fourth tone
dà
Neutral tone
da
Words using this pronunciation family
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to make a telephone call
大dàbig
大家dàjiāeveryone
大学dàxuéthe Great Learning, one of the Four Books 四書|四书[Si4 shu1] in Confucianism
大学生dàxuéshēnguniversity student
打dǎa semantically light, transitive verb that is combined with various grammatical objects to form compound verbs and verb-object phrases with a diverse range of meanings
打车dǎchēto take a taxi
打开dǎkāito open
打扫dǎsǎoto clean
打算dǎsuànto plan