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答dá · dā

to answer, reply. 12 strokes, radical ⺮, first met in HSK 2.

Pinyin dá · dāStrokes 12Radical ⺮Band HSK 2Words 5

How to write 答

Strokes 1–6 write ⺮, then strokes 7–12 write 合.

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Stroke order chart for 答 — 12 strokes, radical ⺮

Write 答 on the grid

Free, with no account: the app draws each stroke, then you write it and it says which stroke went wrong.

Print a 米字格 practice sheet for 答 · the stroke-order rules

What 答 is made of

⺮ (zhú, bamboo) and 合 (hé, to combine).

Words that use 答

答(dá) to answer, reply
指用话回应别人的问题,与问相对

他有问必答,从不含糊其辞。He always answers when asked, never vague or evasive.

Lesson 407, 谨言审行 · 通达明理与气象万千 · Sagacity & Natural Grandeur

答(dā)应(ying) to promise, to agree
同意别人的请求或要求

他答应老师要诚实笃行。He promised his teacher he would be honest and steadfast.

Lesson 12, 查字典 · 畅行通衢与街市商旅 · Urban Commerce, Transit & Cityscape

答(dá)案(àn) the answer
对一个问题给出的说法或结果

师傅公布了制作工艺的答案。The craftsman revealed the answer about the technique.

Lesson 263, 市集展销与商贾互通 · 市井百态与经世策应 · Civic Commerce, Everyday Chores & Community Life

报(bào)答(dá) to repay, requite (a kindness)
用实际行动回报别人的恩情

乡亲们决心用辛勤劳动报答救命恩情。The villagers resolved to repay their life-saving kindness through hard work.

Lesson 388, 守望相助 · 温慰人寰与固本强基 · Warm Solace & Bedrock Fortitude

答(dá)复(fù) to reply, respond formally
指对提出的问题或要求给予正式回应

面对质疑,他冷静理性地予以答复。Faced with the challenge, he calmly and rationally responded.

Lesson 407, 谨言审行 · 通达明理与气象万千 · Sagacity & Natural Grandeur

More characters with the radical ⺮

All 20 of them, and what the radical means, on the 竹 radical page.

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