1. a semantically light, transitive verb that is combined with various grammatical objects to form compound verbs and verb-object phrases with a diverse range of meanings (e.g. 打伞 dǎsǎn "to hold an umbrella", 打电话 dǎdiànhuà "to make a phone call", 打针 dǎzhēn "to get an injection", 打手套 dǎshǒutào "to knit gloves", 打气 dǎqì "to inflate")
2. to hit; to strike
3. to fight
4. (coll.) from; since (as in 打那以后 dǎnàyǐhòu "since then")

1. gun
2. firearm
3. rifle
4. spear
5. thing with shape or function similar to a gun
6. to substitute for another person in a test
7. to knock
8. classifier for rifle shots

classifiers: 支, 把, 桿, 條, 枝

1. variant of 枪 qiāng
2. rifle
3. spear