How to write 荅

荅 [dá] 1. Same as "答" (answer). 2. Small bean: "菽～麻麦" (red beans and other grains). 3. Thick: "～布皮革千石" (thickness of fabrics and leather measured by the thousand stones). 荅 [dá] (noun) 1. Small bean ([En.] red bean) - Example: 《晋书》: 菽、荅、麻、麦一斛 (Beans, red beans, hemp, and wheat in a measure). 2. Referring to "渠荅," a type of defensive tool ([En.] ironware resembling puncture vine), also known as "铁蒺藜." - Example: 《墨子·备城门》: 二步一荅，广九尺，袤十二尺 (Every two steps, there is a 笫, 9 feet wide and 12 feet long). 3. A capacity unit ([En.] a capacity unit). - Example: 《史记·货殖列传》: 蘖曲盐豉千荅 (Thousand 荅 of seedlings, curved salt and beans). 荅 [dá] (verb) 1. To agree; to respond. It later became "答" (【En】: answer). - Example: 《书·洛诰》: 奉荅天命，和恒四方民，居师 (Accept the heavenly mandate, harmoniously unite the people in all directions and reside in the army). - Example: 《汉书·郊祀志》: 不荅不飨 (If not responded, there is no enjoyment). Note: "应 also means to respond." Meaning is the same as (dá), used in terms like "答应" (to agree) and "答理" (to respond).