| Word form | da3 |
| Original script | 打 |
| LWT meaning(s) | |
| Word meaning | beat, hit; do, make in contemporary Mandarin one of the most general words for actions: dalie [DA-hunt] ,to hunt’, da dianhua [DA - telephone] ,to phone’; da jie [DA knot] ,to knot’; da bao [DA pack] ,to pack/wrap’; da zi [DA word/character] ,to type’ |
| Analyzability | unanalyzable |
| Age | Nanbeichao [22] (420–589) |
| Register | General |