哒

噠
dā
口 + 达

Definitions

dā (onomatopoeia,interjection) clatter (of horses' hoofs); command to a horse

Etymology

Phonosemantic compound. 口 represents the meaning and 达 represents the sound. Simplified form of 噠.

Semantic: 口 Phonetic: 达

About

The character 哒 is a phono-semantic compound with the mouth radical 口 on the left, indicating a connection to sound, and the phonetic component 达 on the right. Its traditional form, 噠, uses the component 達 for the same phonetic role. It functions as an onomatopoeia, created to represent sharp, rhythmic sounds like galloping hooves or the rattle of a machine gun. As a dedicated sound-mimicking particle, it has no semantic meaning or historical evolution beyond this phonetic transcription.

Example Sentences Hide

雨滴哒哒地响。

Yǔdī dādā de xiǎng.

Raindrops are pattering.

马蹄声哒哒地传来。

Mǎtí shēng dādā de chuán lái.

The sound of horse hooves clatters as it approaches.

今天天气真好哒！

Jīntiān tiānqì zhēn hǎo dā!

The weather is really nice today!

键盘发出哒哒的打字声。

Jiànpán fāchū dādā de dǎzì shēng.

The keyboard makes a tapping sound as I type.

他走路时，鞋子哒哒地敲打着地面。

Tā zǒulù shí, xiézi dādā de qiāodǎ zhe dìmiàn.

When he walks, his shoes tap on the ground.

小雨哒哒地落在窗户上，听起来很舒服。

Xiǎo yǔ dādā de luò zài chuānghu shàng, tīng qǐlái hěn shūfú.

The light rain patters on the window, sounding very comfortable.

远处传来哒哒的机枪声，令人不安。

Yuǎnchù chuán lái dādā de jīqiāng shēng, lìng rén bù'ān.

The distant sound of machine gun fire is unsettling.

在寂静的夜晚，只有钟摆哒哒地走着，提醒着时间的流逝。

Zài jìjìng de yèwǎn, zhǐyǒu zhōngbǎi dādā de zǒu zhe, tíxǐng zhe shíjiān de liúshì.

In the quiet night, only the clock pendulum ticks, reminding us of the passage of time.

Related Characters

Component: 口

中 和 可 后 如 同 只 知 高 问 向 或 加 合

Component: 达

鞑 挞 闼 跶 荙 垯

Example Words

啪哒