搭 (dā) — to put up, to build (scaffolding, a shed, a shelf); to take, to ride (public transportation or a ride in a private car); to match, to pair up, to add (things or people together)
Definition
搭 covers three distinct uses: building a temporary structure (搭/搭建), taking a ride (搭车, more casual than 乘坐), and matching/pairing (搭配, with 搭 as the verb 'to pair').
verb
to put upto build (scaffolding, a shed, a shelf)to taketo ride (public transportation or a ride in a private car)to matchto pair upto add (things or people together)
Easily confused
Examples
- 搭。Tā men hěn kuài jiù zài kòng dì shàng dā le yí gè lín shí wǔ tái.They quickly put up a temporary stage on the empty lot.
- 搭，。Wǒ men dā gōng jiāo qù chē zhàn ba, yòu kuài yòu pián yi.Let's take the bus to the station — it's fast and cheap.
- 搭。Zhè liǎng gè yán sè dā zài yì qǐ hěn hǎo kàn.These two colors match well together.
Origin
Sound + meaning六书liùshū
形声xíngshēngMost characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.
Sound part声符shēngfú
荅
荅dá搭dā
Same sound today
搭 is built from 扌, a hand, and 荅, which gives the sound. The hand part points to actions done with the hand.
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