The Many Ways to Use 打 ：「打」有很多用法
The character 打 has the particle in it that is derived from the character 手. Here are their respective pronunciations, along with basic translations: 打 ㄉㄚˇ (dǎ) to beat, to strike, to hit, to break, to type 手 ㄕㄡˇ (shǒu) hand Perhaps you have already picked up on why a “hand particle” would be part of the character 打?