噠 (dā) - Da — onomatopoeic character representing sounds like gunfire, & also used in transliterations.

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dā ｜ 15 strokes ｜ radical:

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噠 · dā

Da — onomatopoeic character representing sounds like gunfire, horse hooves, or machinery;

also used in transliterations.

Da — onomatopoeic character representing sounds like gunfire,also used in transliterations.

Usage highlights

Rattling soundHorse hooves clatteringMachine gun fireKeyboard clickingChild's term for fatherOnomatopoeic for ticking

Synonyms

  • 嗒— alternative onomatopoeic character for similar sounds
  • 答— sometimes used for similar ticking sounds in compounds

Usage & contexts

Examples

  • The machine gun rattled (哒哒哒).
  • Horse hooves clattered on the pavement (马蹄哒哒).
  • The keyboard clicked rhythmically (键盘哒哒响).
  • Used in the transliteration of 'dad' (哒哒, childish for dad).

Collocations

  • Rattling sound(哒哒声)
  • Horse hooves clattering(马蹄哒哒)
  • Machine gun fire(机枪哒哒)
  • Keyboard clicking(键盘哒哒)
  • Child's term for father(哒哒)
  • Onomatopoeic for ticking(哒哒响)

Idioms

  • No commonly used idioms featuring this character

Cultural background

FAQ
  • Primarily an onomatopoeic character in modern Chinese, representing percussive or repetitive sounds.
  • Used in transliterations of foreign words and names, particularly from English.
  • Sometimes used in informal writing to represent sounds in manga, comics, or online conversations.

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