沓 (tà) - numerous, crowded, repeated & also read dá meaning a pile, stack, or

沓Tone 4

tà ｜ 8 strokes ｜ radical: 水

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沓 · tà

numerous, crowded, repeated;

also read dá meaning a pile, stack, or measure word for things in piles

numerous, crowded, repeatedalso read dá meaning a pile, stack, or

Usage highlights

numerous and repeatedheavy footstepsa stack of paperreduplicativecrowdedpile up

Synonyms

  • 多— many, numerous
  • 重— repeated, overlapping
  • 叠— pile up, stack

Antonyms

  • 稀— sparse, rare
  • 单— single, solitary

Usage & contexts

Examples

  • The documents are piling up (文件纷至沓来).
  • Heavy footsteps sounded (脚步声杂沓).
  • This is a stack of paper (一沓纸).

Collocations

  • numerous and repeated(纷至沓来)
  • heavy footsteps(杂沓的脚步声)
  • a stack of paper(一沓纸)
  • reduplicative(重沓)
  • crowded(沓杂)
  • pile up(沓合)

Idioms

  • Coming in a continuous stream(纷至沓来)
  • Numerous and disorderly(杂沓纷纭)
  • Repeated and overlapping(重规沓矩)

Cultural background

FAQ
  • The character depicts water (水) over mouth/speech (曰), suggesting continuous flow or repetition.
  • Used in classical texts to describe crowds, repeated actions, or piled objects.
  • The dá reading is common in colloquial measure word usage for stacked items.

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