How to write 挞

挞 (tà) 1. 用鞭子或棍子打 [En.] whip 2. 引申为攻打 [En.] attack 3. 拍打 [En.] pat 【详细释义】 1. 用鞭棍等打人：鞭～。大张～伐（a. 使用武力大规模征讨；b. 指对人进行声讨或攻击）。 [En.] To hit someone with a whip or stick: whip... To launch a large-scale military campaign; to criticize or attack someone. 【典故】 - 《说文》：挞，乡饮酒，罚不敬，挞其背也。 [En.] "In the Dictionary of Characters: to hit for a lack of respect when drinking in the village." - 《周礼·闾胥》：掌其比觵挞罚之事。 注:“扑也。” [En.] "The Book of Rites, Zhou Li: in charge of matters of punishment and hitting." - 《周礼·小胥》：而挞其怠慢者。 [En.] "The Book of Rites: and hit those who are lazy." - 《礼记·内则》：而挞之流血。 [En.] "The Book of Rites: and to hit until it bleeds." - 《列子·黄帝》：斫挞无伤痛。 [En.] "Liezi: to slash and hit without causing pain." - 唐· 高适《封丘作》：鞭挞黎庶令人悲。 [En.] "Tang Dynasty, Gao Shi: whips hitting the common people causes sorrow." 【常用词汇】 1. 鞭挞 (whip) 2. 挞市 (punishment in public) 3. 挞辱 (whip and insult) 4. 挞笞 (whip and bamboo stick punishment) 5. 挞讯 (interrogation) 6. 挞通 (hit to open) 7. 挞架 (fight) 引申义： 1. 挞责 (attack and criticize) 2. 挞煞 (end, conclusion) 3. 例: 如: 挞煞(结局) 拍打引申： 例: 《古今小说》：便脱下鞋底，将字迹挞没了。 [En.] "From Ancient and Modern Stories: then took off the bottom of the shoe to pat away the writing."