Traditional: 搭

#1801 of 5,000 Core 5000

Translation

to put up, to build, to take (transport), to match together

Word origin

A phono-semantic compound combining the hand radical 扌(shǒu, hand) with 答 (dá, phonetic), pointing to an action done by hand.

Origin
phono-semantic
Root
扌(shǒu, hand) + 答 (dá, phonetic)

Stroke order

Stroke order for 搭

Examples

zhàngpéng

We put up a tent together.

He takes the bus to work every day.

These two colours match very nicely.

Please give me a hand.

qiáo

The workers are building a bridge.

搭 (dā) means to put up or build, to take a means of transport, or to match things together. It is a versatile everyday verb covering everything from pitching a tent to catching a bus.

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This word is part of lesson 37.