打 dá / dǎ — dozen; beat; strike; break; mix up; build
孩子们在院子里打篮球。Hái zi men zài yuàn zi lǐ dǎ lán qiú.The children are playing basketball in the yard.
Common words: 打开 (dǎ kāi)、打电话 (dǎ diàn huà)、打球 (dǎ qiú)
Meaning Index
Chinese characters meaning "strike"
Learn Chinese characters with the meaning "strike", including 打 (dá / dǎ), 轰 (hōng). Study pinyin, English meanings, traditional forms, common words…
How to Study This Meaning Group
The English word "strike" covers 2 different Chinese characters — 打 (dá / dǎ), 轰 (hōng) — and each is its own word with its own feel. These 2 characters do not share a sound — their readings span dá, dǎ, hōng — so confirm the pinyin and tone for each one separately. The example sentences further down show how 打 and the others are actually used, so you learn them in context rather than as a single translation.
- 打 dá / dǎdozen; beat; strike; break; mix up; buildUseful words: 打开, 打电话
- 轰 hōngexplosion; bang; boom; rumble; strike (by thunder or a bomb)Useful words: 轰动, 轰炸
Common words for these 2 "strike" characters
Anchor each of these 2 characters in a word you can picture — start with 打 (dá / dǎ) — so "strike" turns into concrete usage instead of a one-to-one translation.
打开dǎ kāito open; to show (a ticket); to turn on; to switch on打电话dǎ diàn huàto make a telephone call打球dǎ qiúto play ball; to play with a ball轰动hōng dòngto cause a sensation; to create a stir in (a place); commotion; controversy轰炸hōng zhàto bomb; to bombard轰然hōng ránloudly; with a loud bang; a loud rumble
See each character in a sentence
Each character below is shown in a short example sentence with pinyin and an English translation — the quickest way to feel the difference between the 2 ways to say "strike".
轰 hōng — explosion; bang; boom; rumble; strike (by thunder or a bomb)
远处的雷声轰隆轰隆地响着。Yuǎn chù de léi shēng hōng lōng hōng lōng de xiǎng zhe.The thunder rumbles in the distance.
Common words: 轰动 (hōng dòng)、轰炸 (hōng zhà)、轰然 (hōng rán)
All 2 characters
Open 打、轰 or any character below to hear it read aloud and see it used in an example sentence.