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打dǎto hit; to strike
扌hand form of 手 · shǒuMeaning part
丁part of the characterSound part
Memory aidA hand 扌 striking a nail 丁: to hit. It is now used for many actions, such as 打电话 (dǎ diànhuà) “to phone”.
算suànto calculate; to figure out
⺮bamboo form of 竹 · zhú
具tool · jù
Memory aidBamboo ⺮ counting sticks held in two hands 具: to count, to calculate.
How to write 打算
打 5 strokes · 算 14 strokes
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Stroke order chart for 打算 (dǎsuàn). Red marks the next stroke, so you can copy it onto paper one step at a time.
打算 (dǎsuàn) means “to plan” or “intend”. It is an HSK 3 word.
Say it dǎsuàn: dǎ with a 3rd tone, then suàn with a 4th tone. Press Listen at the top of this page to hear it, or Slowly to hear each tone clearly.
Yes. 打算 is written the same way in Simplified and Traditional characters.
Use 个 (gè). For example, one to plan is 一个打算 (yí ge dǎsuàn).
Add a Chinese (Simplified) pinyin keyboard to your phone or computer, type dasuan with no tone marks or spaces, then choose 打算 from the suggestions. Typing dasuan into this dictionary’s search box finds it too.
打算 is an HSK 3 word in the HSK 2.0 word lists.
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Sources: meaning and pinyin checked by a native Mandarin teacher against the official HSK lists. Extra meanings from CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0). Example sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR). Character parts and stroke order from Make Me a Hanzi.
打dǎ3rd tone, dipping
算suàn4th tone, falling
