打 (dá)
(loanword) dozen; Taiwan pr. [da3]
- HSK 3.1 level 1
- 5 strokes
Etymology
Phonosemantic compound. 扌 represents the meaning and 丁 represents the sound.
Shuowen Jiezi
《說文新附》：“打，擊也。从手，丁聲。”
Components
- 扌 (meaning) — 扌 is a component form of 手.
- 丁 (sound)