鞑 (Dá): Tartar, a tribe in China

鞑 (Dá) is a Chinese character meaning “tartar.” Classified as HSK Level 7-9 (HSK 3.0 Standard, CLEC 2022), with radical 革 (leather). It ranks #3693 in character frequency (SUBTLEX-CH corpus).

Native pronunciation
HSK 7-9Radical: 革 leather12 strokesFrequency #3693

Definitions

  1. Tartar
  2. a tribe in China

Stroke Order

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Words & Compounds

Common Compounds

WordPinyinMeaning
鞑靼dá dáTartar (various northern tribes in ancient China)
鞑靼人dá dá rénTatar (person)
鞑靼海峡dá dá hǎi xiáStrait of Tartary between Sakhalin and Russian mainland
驱除鞑虏qū chú dá lǔexpel the Manchu, revolutionary slogan from around 1900
鞑虏dá lǔTartar (derogatory)
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Total compounds
80
As first character
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As last character
20
As middle character

鞑 appears in 5 compound words: 80 as the first character, 0 as the last, and 20 in a middle position. Compound statistics computed from SUBTLEX-CH and HSK 3.0 vocabulary data.

Idioms & Chengyu (1)

鞑靼海峡Dádá HǎixiáHSK 7+

Strait of Tartary (a strait in the Pacific Ocean, between Sakhalin and mainland Asia)

Example Sentences

AI-Generated

鞑字的写法很特别，让我印象深刻。

Dá zì de xiě fǎ hěn tè bié , ràng wǒ yìn xiàng shēn kè .

The way the character "鞑" is written is quite unique, and it really left an impression on me.

Character Family

Frequently Asked Questions

What does 鞑 (Dá) mean in Chinese?
鞑 (Dá) primarily means "tartar." It is classified as HSK Level 7-9, making it an expert-level character. It ranks #3693 in character frequency.
How many strokes does 鞑 have?
鞑 is written with 12 strokes. The correct stroke order matters for recognition and handwriting speed — practice with the animated guide above to build proper technique.
What is the radical of 鞑?
The radical associated with 鞑 is 革 (leather). This radical appears in many characters related to leather.
What are common words containing 鞑?
Common words with 鞑 include: 鞑靼 (dá dá, "Tartar (various northern tribes in ancient China)"); 鞑靼人 (dá dá rén, "Tatar (person)"); 鞑靼海峡 (dá dá hǎi xiá, "Strait of Tartary between Sakhalin and Russian mainland"); 驱除鞑虏 (qū chú dá lǔ, "expel the Manchu, revolutionary slogan from around 1900"); 鞑虏 (dá lǔ, "Tartar (derogatory)"). There are over 5 compound words containing this character.
Is 鞑 the same in simplified and traditional Chinese?
No. The simplified form is 鞑 and the traditional form is 韃.

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Character data sourced from Unihan (Unicode Consortium), SUBTLEX-CH frequency corpus (Cai & Brysbaert, 2010), and Make Me a Hanzi (stroke data). Collocation strength measured via NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information). Verified by the HanziFeed linguistics team.

HSK classification follows the HSK 3.0 Standard (Center for Language Education and Cooperation, CLEC, 2022 revision). Idiom data from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).

Data last verified: March 2026.