Definitions
surname Ta
classifier for sheets of papers etc: pile, pad; Taiwan pr. [tà]
again and again; many
About
The character "沓" is structured with "水" positioned above "曰", a composition that initially linked it to the concept of water overflowing or spreading out, which informed its early meaning of excess or multitude. This etymological foundation from liquid abundance extended semantically to describe numerous or continuous phenomena in classical usage. Over time, the character's application broadened to convey repetition and accumulation, evident in compounds like "杂沓" denoting crowded and disorderly masses. In contemporary language, "沓" commonly refers to stacked items such as papers or to repeated actions, illustrating a shift from concrete imagery of flow to abstract notions of multiplicity.
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桌子上有一沓纸。
他买了一沓信封。
妈妈整理好那沓旧照片。
办公室里有好几沓文件。
他把杂志沓整齐放在架上。
报告内容重沓，需要精简。
市场里人声杂沓，十分热闹。
面对沓杂的数据，分析师感到头疼。