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驮
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駄
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carry on back

HSK 10 N1
Human →Actions
tuó
ダ、タ
Phonosemantic compound. 馬 represents the meaning and 大 represents the sound.
Components
Traditional (馱)
馬 horse+ 大 big =
馱 carry on back
馬 Meaning component
horse
大 Phonetic component
dà big
big, great, vast, large, high
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Simplified (驮)
马 steed+ 大 big =
驮 carry on back
马 Meaning component
mǎ steed
horse
大 Phonetic component
dà big
big, great, vast, large, high
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Japanese (駄)
馬 horse+ 太 overly =
駄 carry on back
馬
馬
horse
太
太
overly
Notes
Similar Characters
嗎 yes or no (trad)媽 mama (trad)瑪 Mary (trad)碼 numeral (trad)罵 scold (trad/jp)螞 leech-hopper (trad)羈 halter (trad)闖 rush (trad)馭 control (trad)馮 Feng (trad)馳 gallop (trad)馴 tame (trad)駁 refute (trad)駐 be stationed (trad/jp)駑 horse (trad)駒 fleet (trad/jp)駕 drive (trad)駙 extra (trad)駛 maneuver (trad)駝 camel (back end) (trad)
Historical Evolution
Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
駄
Regular
Modern
Chinese
驮 / 馱 [duò]
load carried by a pack animal
驮 / 馱 [tuó]
to carry on one's back
Example Sentences
CHINESE WORDS (11)
驮马 [tuó​mǎ] #60,037
pack horse
驮子 [duò​zi] #67,047
pack animal's load
驮篓 [tuó​lǒu] #73,582
pannier
韦驮菩萨 [Wéi​tuó​Pú​sà]
Skanda, the general or guardian Bodhisattva
驮兽 [tuó​shòu]
beast of burden
驮畜 [tuó​chù]
pack animal
驮筐 [tuó​kuāng]
pannier
驮轿 [tuó​jiào]
litter carried by pack animal
驮运 [tuó​yùn]
to transport on pack animal
驮运路 [tuó​yùn​lù]
a bridle path
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JAPANESE WORDS (101)
⭐ 無駄 [むだ] #1,418
futility
⭐ 駄目 [だめ] #1,426
no good
無駄にする [むだにする] #9,550
to render futile
無駄になる [むだになる] #11,031
to come to nothing
⭐ 只 [ただ] #11,206
ordinary
時間の無駄 [じかんのむだ] #12,521
waste of time
⭐ 無駄遣い [むだづかい] #14,545
waste (of money, time, etc.)
駄々をこねる [だだをこねる] #16,288
to be unreasonable
下駄箱 [げたばこ] #17,311
shoe rack (at an entrance)
駄目になる [だめになる] #18,765
to spoil
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