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Chinese symbol for “clattering”

噶嗒
gá dā
(onom.) clattering

The closest CC-CEDICT match for clattering is 噶嗒 (gá dā), defined as: (onom.) clattering.

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

噶 gá
used in transliterations
radical 30 ⼝ · 15 strokes
嗒 dā
absent-minded
radical 30 ⼝ · 12 strokes

Related words

Other words that share a character with 噶嗒.

WordPinyinMeaning
噶厦 (噶廈)gá xiàgovernment of Tibet, dissolved in 1959
噶伦 (噶倫)gá lúnTibetan government official
噶啷啷gá lāng lāng(onom.) hum and clatter
噶喇gá lǎ(onom.); same as 噶拉 (gá lā)
噶嘣gá bēng(onom.) kaboom
嘀嗒dī dā(onom.) tick tock
吧嗒bā da(onom.) patter, splatter, click; to smack one's lips
咔嗒kā dā(onom.) click

See also: Japanese symbol for “clattering”.

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.

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