to chatter or talk excessively

Animated Stroke Order 叨

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Stroke Order Diagrams 叨

叨 stroke order diagram

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Example Sentences

Real-world example sentences demonstrating how is used in context
1
nǎi
nai
jīng
cháng
dāo
niàn
zài
wài
gōng
zuò
de
sūn
zi

Grandma often talks about her grandson working away from home.

2
ma
zǒng
shì
láo
dao
yào
duō
chuān穿
fu

Mom always nags me to wear more clothes.

3
bào
qiàn
tāo
rǎo
nín
yǒu
wèn
xiǎng
qǐng
jiào

Sorry to bother you, I have a question to ask.

4
jīng
cháng
láo
dāo

Mom often nags me.

5
nǎi
nǎi
zǒng
shì
láo
dāo
yào
duō
chuān穿

Grandma always nags me to wear more clothes.

6
láo
dāo
le
bàn
tiān
dōu
méi
tīng
jìn

He nagged for a long time, but I didn't listen.

7
zǒng
shì
dāo
chī
fàn

Mom always nags me to eat.

8
dāo
le
bàn
tiān
men
dōu
méi
tīng
míng
bái

He rambled on for a long time, but we didn't understand.

9
nǎi
nǎi
huān
dāo
guò
de
shì
qíng
suī
rán
yǒu
diǎn
luō
suo
dàn
hěn
wēn
nuǎn

Grandma likes to chatter about the past; though a bit wordy, it's very heartwarming.

Information

Traditional
Radical
Strokes5
StructureLeft-Right
Frequency#2051
Zhuyinㄉㄠ
Components
UnicodeU+53E8
CangjieRSHR
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Cultural note

Traditional Chinese culture often connects characters and names with the Five Elements (Wood, Fire, Earth, Metal, Water) and Yin–Yang, a system also used to describe personality tendencies.

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