搭挡 Definitions Defs Origin Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents 搭 dā join together Phonosemantic compound. 扌 represents the meaning and 荅 represents the sound. Components 扌 扌 Meaning component shou, shǒu hand 扌 is a component form of 手. 荅 荅 Sound component dā, dá, tà small bean Historical Pronunciations Old ChineseZhengzhangtuːbtʰoːb Sources Character origin 漢語多功能字庫Readings & variants Unicode Historical pronunciations Zhengzhang Shangfang 挡 dǎng obstruct Simplified A hand 扌 raised at the right time 当; 当 also provides the pronunciation Components 扌 扌 Meaning component shou, shǒu hand 当 当 SoundMeaning component dāng, dàng, dang to match Sources Readings & variants Unicode 擋 dǎng obstruct Traditional A hand 扌 raised at the right time 當; 當 also provides the pronunciation Components 扌 扌 Meaning component shou, shǒu hand 當 當 SoundMeaning component dāng, dàng, dang to match Historical Pronunciations Old ChineseZhengzhangtaːŋʔtaːŋs Sources Readings & variants Unicode Historical pronunciations Zhengzhang Shangfang