What does 挞 mean in Chinese?

挞 (tà) means "flog; rapid" in Chinese.

How do you pronounce 挞?

挞 is pronounced "tà" in Mandarin Chinese. The tone number is 4.

挞 is not part of the HSK vocabulary lists. It may be a specialized or advanced word.

Common words with 挞 include 笞挞 (to flog), 葡挞 (custard tart), 蛋挞 (custard tart), 鞭挞 (to lash), 大张挞伐 (to launch an all-out attack (idiom)).

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挞

tà

flog; rapid

Traditional: 撻

Radical: 手 (no. 64)Traditional: 撻

Example sentences coming soon.

Word	Pinyin	Meaning
笞挞	chī tà	to flog
葡挞	Pú tà	custard tart
蛋挞	dàn tà	custard tart
鞭挞	biān tà	to lash
大张挞伐	dà zhāng tà fá	to launch an all-out attack (idiom)

挞 is not on the HSK 2.0 lists or the new exam syllabus.

Not on the HSK lists

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