How to write (dá) — Stroke Order, Radical & Practice

to reach, to arrive at; intelligent 6 strokes · Radical (to walk) · HSK 4 required writing character

Pronunciation & meaning

Pronounced .

Stroke Order & Practice

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达 — 6 strokes, numbered in writing order. 笔顺图(数字为下笔顺序)。

Decomposition

breaks down into 2 components arranged as Lower-left envelops Inner. Recognizing the components makes the character easier to remember and write.

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outer to walk
inner big

Radical

The radical of is — meaning to walk. Radicals are the indexing components used in Chinese dictionaries; they often hint at a character's broad meaning category.

Other HSK 4 characters that share this radical: .

How the character is built

is a phono-semantic compound. The semantic component carries the meaning, while the phonetic component originally indicated the sound.

HSK 4 Words Containing 达

dádào to reach; to achieve
他的成绩达到了录取标准。
Tā de chéngjì dádào le lùqǔ biāozhǔn.
His grades met the admission standard.

Seen in the Real Exams / 真题例句

appears in 13 questions across the 19 mock & official HSK 4 exams on this site. Real exam sentences using it:

语言不但是人们交流和表的工具,而且是民族文化不可缺少的部分。
From Mock Exam 13 →
《长江之歌》这首歌的词作者以浪漫的文字,表了他对长江的深厚感情。
From Mock Exam 10 →

FAQ

What does 达 mean in Chinese?

达 (dá) means to reach, to arrive at; intelligent. It is one of the 150 characters required for the HSK 4 writing section.

How many strokes does 达 have?

达 is written in 6 strokes. Use the practice tool above to see the correct stroke order and trace it yourself.

What is the radical of 达?

The radical of 达 is 辶 (to walk). Other HSK 4 characters with the same radical include 连, 通, 递, 逛, 迷.

What is the pinyin for 达?

达 is pronounced dá.

What HSK 4 words use 达?

In our HSK 4 vocabulary, 达 appears in 1 word, including 达到 (dádào). See the full list above.

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