The character 答 — “answer”: how to write it and what it means
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The Chinese character 答 is read dá and means “answer”. Below: the stroke order step by step, what the character is made of and the words it appears in.
Stroke order: how to write 答
答 has 12 strokes. At each step the new stroke is highlighted — write them in the same order: top to bottom and left to right, horizontal before vertical, a frame before what is inside it, and the bottom stroke of the frame last.
To train your hand, print a handwriting sheet for 答, with strokes to trace and empty squares.
What 答 is made of
The parts of a character hint at its meaning or its reading — more in the article “Chinese character radicals”.
Words with 答
- 回答answer; to answerHSK 3
- 答应agree, promiseHSK 4
- 答案answer (to a task)HSK 4
- 答复reply (officially)HSK 6
- 解答answer, explainHSK 6
Frequently asked questions
How do you write the character 答?
答 has 12 strokes. They follow the usual rules: top to bottom, left to right, horizontal before vertical, outside before inside. The order of each stroke is shown on this page.
What does 答 mean?
答 means “answer”. It appears in 回答 (“answer”), 答应 (“agree ”), 答案 (“answer”), 答复 (“reply”).
How do you pronounce 答?
答 is read dá. The tone is part of the reading: with another melody it becomes another syllable.
How many strokes does 答 have?
12 strokes.
More characters on the page “Chinese characters with meanings” and in the list of HSK characters by level; whole words are in the dictionary.
Write 答 yourself
In the lessons you write characters stroke by stroke with a finger or a mouse, and the course checks the order. You can start for free, no sign-up needed.
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