HSK 3.0 · LEVEL 1
打
to hit, to strike, to play (sports), to take (a taxi), to do (general action verb)
Free Chinese vocabulary flashcard · HSK 1
Why does 打 look like this?
The character consists of the 'Hand' radical (扌) on the left and the 'Nail' phonetic component (丁) on the right. It's like using your hand to drive a nail into something—an action-packed character!