跶 (da) — to stumble; to slip; variant of 達|达
Definition
跶 is a bound form used only after verbs like 蹦, 溜, 跳 to mean bouncing, hopping, or moving restlessly. Never used alone — pair it with the action verb.
bound form
to stumbleto slipvariant of 達|达
Examples
- 跶。Yú zài àn shàng zhí bèng da.The fish kept flopping on the bank.
- ，跶。Chī guò wǎn fàn, wǒ men qù jiē shàng liū da le yì quān.After dinner, we took a stroll around the street.
- 跶，！Bié xiā bèng da le, ān jìng yí huì r!Stop bouncing around and be quiet for a while!
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.
This origin belongs to the traditional form 躂; 跶 is its simplified writing.
Sound part声符shēngfú
達
達dá躂
Same sound today
The traditional form 躂 pairs 足 (foot) with 達 as a sound part; the simplified 跶 is a shorthand, and its right side is not the 達 from 躂.
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