打 qiú to beat; to strike; to hit
Made up of [扌 shǒu hand radical 64, 丁 dīng nail; robust; adult man ]Made with 5 strokes.
Combines 'hand' and 'nail' so obvious meaning 'to hit'
Related characters
Also uses 扌 shǒu component: 把 bǎ (to hold) 扮 bàn (to act) ; 报 bào (to announce) ; 抱 bào (to hold) ; 担 dān (to undertake) ; 搞 gǎo (to do) ; 技 jì (skill) ; 拉 lā (to pull) ; 抬 tái (to lift) ; 推 tuī (to push) ; 我 wǒ (I (me)) ; 找 zhǎo (to try to find)
Also uses 丁 dīng component: 灯 dēng (lamp) 宁 nìng (better) ; 行 xíng (permitted) ; 于 yú (in)
Sounds same
秋 qiú (autumn) ; 球 qiú (ball) ; 求 qiú (to seek)Pronunciation
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Proverbs
打草惊蛇 dǎ cǎo jīng shé It is unwise to alert an enemy of your presence打人不打脸 dǎ rén bù dǎ liǎn Be diplomatic and tactful when being critical
鸡飞蛋打 jī fēi dàn dǎ Complete disaster
肉包子打狗 ròu bāo zǐ dǎ gǒu To use a self defeating method to solve a problem