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打 — to hit; to strike; to fight

to hit; to strike; to fight; from; since

Pinyin
dǎ · dá
Strokes
5
HSK level
HSK 1
Handwriting
required

This character has more than one reading — dǎ, dá — and the pronunciation depends on the word it appears in. The list below gives the syllabus reading for each word.

How to write 打: 5 strokes

Each cell adds one stroke to the previous ones, with the new stroke in red. Stroke order is not decoration: it sets the proportions of the character and makes handwriting legible to a reader. This character is on the HSK handwriting list, so the exam expects you to write it, not only recognise it.

打 — 5 strokes, in writing order from left to right.

Build a printable practice sheet with 打

Words with 打 in the HSK syllabus: 46

Every word in the official 2026 syllabus that contains this character, with the level it is introduced at. Learning a character pays off through these: each one combines with the characters you already know.

  1. 打电话dǎ diànhuàto make a telephone callHSK 1
  2. 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 meaningsHSK 2
  3. 打车dǎchēto take a taxi; to hitch a liftHSK 2
  4. 打开dǎkāito open; to show; to turn on; to switch onHSK 2
  5. 打扫dǎsǎoto clean; to sweepHSK 3
  6. 打算dǎsuànto plan; to intend; to calculate; plan; intentionHSK 3
  7. 打招呼dǎ zhāohuto greet sb by word or action; to give prior noticeHSK 4
  8. 打败dǎbàito defeat; to overpower; to beat; to be defeatedHSK 4
  9. 打工dǎgōngto work a temporary or casual jobHSK 4
  10. 打扰dǎrǎoto disturb; to bother; to troubleHSK 4
  11. 打印dǎyìnto affix a seal; to stamp; to print outHSK 4
  12. 打印机dǎyìnjīprinterHSK 4
  13. 打折dǎzhéto give a discountHSK 4
  14. 打针dǎzhēnto give or get an injectionHSK 4
  15. 拨打bōdǎto call; to dialHSK 5
  16. 打扮dǎbanto decorate; to dress; to make up; to adornHSK 5
  17. 打包dǎbāoto wrap; to packHSK 5
  18. 打断dǎduànto interrupt; to break off; to breakHSK 5
  19. 打破dǎpòto break; to smashHSK 5
  20. 打听dǎtingto ask about; to make some inquiries; to ask aroundHSK 5
  21. 打交道dǎ jiāodaoto come into contact with; to have dealingsHSK 6
  22. 打动dǎdòngto move; arousing; touchingHSK 6
  23. 打击dǎjīto hit; to strike; to attack; to crack down on sthHSK 6
  24. 打架dǎjiàto fight; to scuffle; to come to blowsHSK 6
  25. 打卡dǎkǎto clock on; to punch in; to check in to a locationHSK 6
  26. 打雷dǎléito rumble with thunder; clap of thunderHSK 6
  27. 打造dǎzàoto forge; to create; to build; to developHSK 6
  28. 打仗dǎzhàngto fight a battle; to go to warHSK 6
  29. 打喷嚏dǎ pēntìto sneezeHSK 7–9
  30. 打下手dǎ xiàshǒuto act in a supporting roleHSK 7–9
  31. 打岔dǎchàinterruption; to interrupt; to change the subjectHSK 7–9
  32. 打倒dǎdǎoto overthrow; to knock down; Down with ... !HSK 7–9
  33. 打赌dǎdǔto bet; to make a bet; a wagerHSK 7–9
  34. 打盹儿dǎdǔnr—HSK 7–9
  35. 打发dǎfato dispatch sb to do sth; to make sb leave; to passHSK 7–9
  36. 打搅dǎjiǎoto disturb; to trouble; to botherHSK 7–9
  37. 打捞dǎlāoto salvage; to dredge; to fish outHSK 7–9
  38. 打量dǎliangto size sb up; to look sb up and downHSK 7–9
  39. 打猎dǎlièto go huntingHSK 7–9
  40. 打磨dǎmóto polish; to burnish; to shineHSK 7–9

And 6 more across the higher levels — the full lists are on the level pages.

Glosses come from CC-CEDICT, used under CC BY-SA 4.0, and are the dictionary’s first sense rather than a translation chosen for context.