嗒

dā

absent-minded

How to write 嗒, stroke by stroke

(onom.) used in words that describe machine gunfire, the ticking of a clock or the clatter of horse hooves etc; used in 嗒然 and 嗒丧

Pictophonetic: semantic 口 (mouth), phonetic 荅

Made of 口 + 荅

嘀嗒dī dā(onom.) tick tock
吧嗒bā da(onom.) patter, splatter, click; to smack one's lips; to pull (on a pipe)
咔嗒kā dā(onom.) click; clatter
噶嗒gá dā(onom.) clattering
嗒丧tà sàng(literary) disheartened; disappointed
嗒然tà rán(literary) despondent; depressed