搭 (dā) — to put on, lay across; to take (transport); to go with

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TSUMUGU · A2 (est.) · 字

搭 character · A2 (est.)

搭＝扌＋答

ㄉㄚ · dā

verb — to put on, lay across; to take (transport); to go with

字源 FORM — what the parts do

扌義a hand

答聲dá — gives the soundbamboo over a reply — 答, to answer

Tdá → dā — same initial, tone flattened

A hand (扌) lays one thing across another — 搭橋、搭建. From laying yourself onto a vehicle comes 搭車、搭船; from laying things together, 搭配. 答 dá gives the sound, its tone worn flat to dā.

意 · Meanings

(本義)搭橋、搭建— to lay across, put up常用

→搭車、搭船— to take (a ride)常用

→搭配— to match, go with

(本義) original meaning · → ⇒ each arrow = one more step of extension