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嗒

dā

Character

What 嗒 means

1. onomatopoeiaused in words that describe machine gunfire, the ticking of a clock or the clatter of horse hooves etc

Other readings

嗒 is 多音字 — it is read more than one way, and the reading changes the meaning.

• tàused in {嗒然|tà rán} and {嗒丧|tà sàng}

Words starting with 嗒

• 嗒丧tà sàng(literary) disheartened; disappointed
• 嗒然tà rán(literary) despondent; depressed

Words containing 嗒

• 吧嗒bā da(onomatopoeia) patter, splatter, click; to smack one's lips; to pull (on a pipe)
• 嘀嗒dī dā(onomatopoeia) tick tock
• 噶嗒gá dā(onomatopoeia) clattering
• 咔嗒kā dā(onomatopoeia) click; clatter

Characters built on 荅

These share the phonetic component 荅 (dā), which is why their readings rhyme. Learning them as a family is far cheaper than learning them one at a time.

• 塔tǎpagoda (abbr. for 塔婆; (loanword) (pastry) tart
• 搭dāto put up; to build (scaffolding); to hang (clothes on a pole)
• 瘩daused in 疙瘩
• 褡dāpouch; sleeveless jacket

Characters that look like 嗒

Easy to confuse on sight. Compare them side by side once and the pair stops costing you.

• 塔tǎpagoda (abbr. for 塔婆; (loanword) (pastry) tart
• 唱chàngto sing; to call loudly; to chant
• 锡xītin (chemistry); to bestow; to confer
• 嗡wēng(onomatopoeia) buzz; hum; drone
• 喽lóu(bound form) subordinates in a gang of bandits
• 堰yànweir

Sounds the same

Read dā, tone for tone, but written differently.

• 搭to put up; to build (scaffolding); to hang (clothes on a pole)
• 答bound form having the same meaning as the free word 答
• 哒(phonetic); command to a horse; clatter (of horses' hoofs)
• 耷(literary) big ears; (bound form) to droop
• 跶to stumble; to slip; variant of 达
• 褡pouch; sleeveless jacket
• 咑da! (sound used to move animals along)
• 荅variant of 答