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撻
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挞
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whip

HSK 10
Human →Actions
tà
タツ
むちうつ
달
Phonosemantic compound. 扌 represents the meaning and 達 represents the sound.
Components
Traditional (撻)
扌 hand (side)+ 達 reach =
撻 whip
扌 Meaning component
shou hand (side)
hand
扌 is a component form of 手.
達 Phonetic component
reach
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Simplified (挞)
扌 hand (side)+ 达 arrive =
挞 flog
扌 Meaning component
shou hand (side)
hand
扌 is a component form of 手.
达 Phonetic component
dá arrive
arrive at, reach
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Notes
Similar Characters
奉 proffer扎 prick扑 strike (simp)扒 pick pockets打 strike扔 throw away払 caress (jp)托 hold up (simp)扛 carry over the shoulder扢 caper扣 button扦 poke扪 stoke (simp)扫 clear (simp)扬 scatter (simp)扭 twist扮 play the part of扯 yank扰 annoy (simp)扳 tug
Historical Evolution
Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
挞
Regular
Modern
Chinese
挞 / 撻 [tà]
flog; rapid
Example Sentences
CHINESE WORDS (5)
鞭挞 [biān​tà] #67,962
to lash
大张挞伐 [dà​zhāng​tà​fá] #67,398
to launch an all-out attack (idiom)
笞挞 [chī​tà]
to flog
葡挞 [Pú​tà]
custard tart
蛋挞 [dàn​tà]
custard tart
JAPANESE WORDS (2)
ご鞭撻 [ごべんたつ] #55,072
encouragement
鞭撻 [べんたつ] #93,823
encouragement