撻
tà

flog

Phonosemantic compound. 扌 represents the meaning and 達 represents the sound.

Components

扌
扌 Meaning component
shou, shǒu hand

扌 is a component form of 手.

達
達 Sound component
dá arrive at

Character Evolution

Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Regular Modern

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld Chinese
Zhengzhangtʰaːd
tʰaːd
Unicodetɑt

說文解字

鄉飲酒，罰不敬，撻其背。从手達聲。

Sources

Readings & variants
Unicode
Historical pronunciations
Zhengzhang Shangfang
Historical images
Academia Sinica
Etymology
Shuowen Jiezi (說文解字)

挞 tà flog Simplified

Phonosemantic compound. 扌 represents the meaning and 达 represents the sound. Simplified form of 撻.

Components

扌
扌 Meaning component
shou, shǒu hand

扌 is a component form of 手.

达
达 Sound component
dá arrive at

Sources

Readings & variants
Unicode