达 dá — arrive at · English

达

dá

arrive at

At a glance · 达

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Evolution of the glyph

Five stages, from a sketch of the real object to regular script — tap a stage, drag the timeline, or play the animation.

Object sketchBefore writing · drawing what was seen
Oracle boneShang dynasty · c. 1300–1046 BCE
Seal scriptQin dynasty · 221–206 BCE
Clerical scriptHan dynasty · 206 BCE–220 CE
Regular scriptWei–Jin to Tang · c. 3rd–9th century CE

Object sketchBefore writing · drawing what was seenOracle boneShang dynasty · c. 1300–1046 BCESeal scriptQin dynasty · 221–206 BCEClerical scriptHan dynasty · 206 BCE–220 CERegular scriptWei–Jin to Tang · c. 3rd–9th century CE

⚠ Some ancient forms are not attested：oracle bone form、seal script form。No excavated oracle bone / seal artifact is attested for this character yet; we leave it blank rather than fabricate.

「达」繁体「達」从辵羍声，小篆从辵達声，形声清晰。

What the sketch shows

Origins & notes

「达」本义为通达、畅通，引申到达、豁达、显达。

Structure

从辵、羍(dá)声，形声字，辵表行走义类，羍表音，本为通达。简作达。

At a glance

Pinyindá

Radical辶

Strokes7

UnicodeU+8FBE

Character type形声

Theme动作

Six languages, one character

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English arrive at arrive at, reach; intelligent; smooth, slippery

Français atteindre / relier Atteindre, relier. «左达承明» : conduire au palais Chengming.

Español alcanzar / enlazar Alcanzar, enlazar. «左达承明»: conducir al palacio Chengming.

العربية يبلغ / يصل يبلغ، يصل. «左达承明»: يؤدي إلى قصر تشنغ-مينغ.

Русский достигать / вести Достигать, вести. «左达承明»: приводит к дворцу Чэн-мин.

Common words

到达dào dáarrive
发达fā dádeveloped

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