搭

Mandarin · pinyin dā

Meanings

  1. to put up
  2. to build (scaffolding)
  3. to hang (clothes on a pole)
  4. to connect
  5. to join
  6. to arrange in pairs
  7. to match
  8. to add
  9. to throw in (resources)
  10. to take (boat, train)
  11. variant of 褡 dā
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搭
dā · join together, attach to; add to
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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

daap3 · taap3

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character · Etymology 1

  1. to lay; to pile up
  2. to join together; to attach to
  3. to add to
  4. to take (a ship, plane, train, etc.); to travel or go by
  5. (Hakka, usually in negative) to pay attention to; to care about
  6. (Hakka) to temporarily deposit something; to leave something with
  7. (Hakka) to unload; to trust something to someone; consign
  8. (Southern Min) to pat; to slap
  9. (Southern Min) to put up; to build; to erect (something simple and crude)
  10. (Southern Min) to buy with a ladle (of oil, alcoholic beverage, etc.)
  11. (Mainland China Hokkien) to support; to prop up; to bear
  12. (Mainland China Hokkien) to press up against; to stick close to
  13. (Quanzhou and Zhangzhou Hokkien) to scoop; to ladle

character · Etymology 3

  1. (Northern Wu) a certain place

character · Etymology 4

  1. and; with
  2. to; for (indirect or benefactive preposition, indicates recipient; equivalent to Mandarin 給/给 (gěi))

character · Etymology 5

  1. (Hokkien, Taiwanese Hakka) place
  2. (Hokkien) Classifier for places.

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搭 · da1
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Exact source record搭 搭 [da1] /to put up/to build (scaffolding)/to hang (clothes on a pole)/to connect/to join/to arrange in pairs/to match/to add/to throw in (resources)/to take (boat, train)/variant of 褡[da1]/