Chinese symbol for “clatter”
哒
dā
Traditional: 噠
(phonetic); command to a horse; clatter (of horses' hoofs)
The closest CC-CEDICT match for clatter is 哒 (dā), defined as: (phonetic); command to a horse; clatter (of horses' hoofs).
Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.
Characters and stroke order
Traditional forms
Other Chinese words for “clatter”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 乒乓 | pīng pāng | (onom.) rattle; clatter |
| 哐啷 | kuāng lāng | (onom.) clang; clatter; bang; crash; clank |
| 杂沓 (雜沓) | zá tà | small craftsman (contemptuous); clatter (e.g. of footsteps) |
| 哐哐啷啷 | kuāng kuāng lāng lāng | (onom.) crash; clank |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 哒.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 咔哒 (咔噠) | kā dā | variant of 咔嗒 (kā dā) |
| 哒嗪 (噠嗪) | dā qín | pyrazine C4H4N2; diazine |
| 咯咯哒 (咯咯噠) | gē gē dā | (slang) chicken (playful term, from the sound a chicken makes); (slang) prostitute; hooker (via 鸡 (jī) "prostitute") |
| 啪哒 (啪噠) | pā dā | (onom.) sound of object falling into water; plop |
| 喀哒 (喀噠) | kā dā | (onom.) click |
| 棒棒哒 (棒棒噠) | bàng bàng dā | (Internet slang) awesome; amazing |
See also: Japanese symbol for “clatter”.
Data: CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0); Unihan Database (Unicode License v3); Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License (graphics.txt); LGPL-3.0-or-later (dictionary.txt)); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.