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沓

dá
#3,797 most
frequent character
classifier for sheets of papers etc: pile, pad

Character breakdown

Source: Make Me a Hanzi.

沓 has 水 water as a picture part; the 日 was once 口 mouth. It first meant glib, then grew to many or again and again. Read dá, it means a pad or a measure word for paper, borrowed for its sound.

沓 as a component in other characters

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Same Characters, Different Readings

沓Ta4
surname Ta
沓tà
again and again, many

Homophones

答dá
answer, reply, respond, return
打dá
(loanword) dozen, Taiwan pr. [da3]
达dá
to attain, to reach, to amount to

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