打 Strokes Write it Listen 打 dǎ to beat; to strike; to hit HSK 1 5 strokes Radical 扌 Sound + meaning 46 words Built from扌meaningshǒuhand丁sounddīngmale adult; robust, vigorous; 4th heavenly stem How it works扌 hints at the meaning (hand), and 丁 dīng hints at the sound.