靼

dá

旦 + 革

Definitions

dá (phonetic); dressed leather

Etymology

Phonosemantic compound. 革 represents the meaning and 旦 represents the sound.

Semantic: 革 Phonetic: 旦

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靼 (dá) is a phonosemantic compound: the left component 革 (gé, "animal hide, leather") gives the meaning, while the right component 旦 (dàn, "dawn") provides the sound. The character originally referred to tanned or softened leather, as distinct from raw hide. Today it appears almost exclusively in the historical and geographical transcription 鞑靼 (Dádá, "Tartars"), the nomadic peoples of the Eurasian steppe, where the leather radical fittingly evokes their hide-based material culture.

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鞑靼是历史上一个有名的部落。

Dádá shì lìshǐ shàng yīgè yǒumíng de bùluò.

The Tatars were a famous tribe in history.

鞑靼海峡位于亚洲的东北部。

Dádá hǎixiá wèiyú yàzhōu de dōngběi bù.

The Tatar Strait is located in the northeast of Asia.

蒙古人曾与鞑靼人发生过战争。

Ménggǔ rén céng yǔ dádá rén fāshēngguò zhànzhēng.

The Mongols once went to war with the Tatars.

这个博物馆展示了鞑靼人的传统文化。

Zhège bówùguǎn zhǎnshìle dádá rén de chuántǒng wénhuà.

This museum displays the traditional culture of the Tatar people.

喀山是俄罗斯鞑靼斯坦共和国的首府。

Kāshān shì èluósī dádásītǎn gònghéguó de shǒufǔ.

Kazan is the capital of the Republic of Tatarstan in Russia.

俄罗斯境内生活着许多鞑靼族人。

Èluósī jìng nèi shēnghuózhe xǔduō dádá zú rén.

Many people of Tatar ethnicity live within Russia's borders.

鞑靼人的迁徙对欧洲历史有深远影响。

Dádá rén de qiānxǐ duì ōuzhōu lìshǐ yǒu shēnyuǎn yǐngxiǎng.

The migration of the Tatars had a profound impact on European history.

鞑靼人的身份认同在历史中经历了复杂演变。

Dádá rén de shēnfèn rèntóng zài lìshǐ zhōng jīnglìle fùzá yǎnbìàn.

The identity of the Tatar people has undergone a complex evolution throughout history.

Related Characters

Component: 旦

Component: 革

靼