dát
Pronunciation
Northern
/zaːt˧˥/
Central
/ja̰ːk˩˧/
Southern
/jaːk˧˥/
to flatten into sheets
3 senses
Verb
to flatten into sheets
Adjective
shy or cowardly
Verb
to overlay or plate
Details
3 senses
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Details
3 senses
Verb
Sense 1
Verb
to flatten into sheets
Properties & States
To make something flat or thin by hammering or pressing it.
vi Người thợ đang dát mỏng miếng vàng.
en The craftsman is flattening the gold piece into a thin sheet.
Sense 2
Verb
to overlay or plate
To cover the surface of an object with a thin layer of another material.
vi Chiếc hộp được dát một lớp bạc mỏng.
en The box is plated with a thin layer of silver.
Adjective
Sense 3
Adjective
shy or cowardly
An alternative form of the word "nhát," used to describe someone who is shy or cowardly.
vi Cậu bé đó hơi dát trước người lạ.
en That boy is a bit shy around strangers.
Form
Chinese characters / chữ Nôm / syllables
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Form
Chinese characters / chữ Nôm / syllables
Chinese characters
Estimated from syllable mapping
Representative candidate
妲
Candidates by syllable
dát
妲（鎰 / 𢟟）
Bold marks a representative candidate assembled from per-syllable character mappings. Parentheses show other candidates for the same syllable. It is not necessarily a source-aligned spelling for the whole word.