答

2 readings · tap one to hear it

to answer; to reply; to respond

Sound it out + = · + =

Formation & memory

Break the character into parts you already know.

Components ⺮合

answer · Heisig RSH #791

竹 bamboo + 合 fit

Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.

The most common words first — learning a character in context makes it stick.

Word	Pinyin	Meaning
回答	huí dá	to reply; to answer; reply; answer
发射机应答器	fā shè jī yìng dá qì	transponder; electronic device that responds to a radio code
对答如流	duì dá rú liú	able to reply quickly and fluently (idiom); having a ready answer
亚答子	yà dá zǐ	attap seed; attap chee
满口答应	mǎn kǒu dā ying	to readily consent
答非所问	dá fēi suǒ wèn	(idiom) to sidestep the question; to answer evasively
加尔各答	Jiā ěr gè dá	Calcutta (India)
答白	dā bái	to answer
答录机	dá lù jī	answering machine
答数	dá shù	numerical answer (to a question in math.); (Tw) (of troops) to shout numbers or phrases in…
答理	dā li	(usu. used in the negative) to acknowledge (sb's greeting etc); to respond; to answer
作答	zuò dá	to answer; to respond
疑难解答	yí nán jiě dá	trouble shooting; solution to difficulties
报答	bào dá	to repay; to requite
对答	duì dá	to reply; to answer; response; reply
答对	dá duì	to answer correctly; (literary) to respond; to reply
来电答铃	lái diàn dá líng	(Tw) ringback tone (heard by the originator of a telephone call)
答词	dá cí	reply; thank-you speech
解答	jiě dá	to solve (a problem); to resolve (a difficulty); to provide an answer; solution; resolutio…
答话	dá huà	to reply; to answer