| 達 | 186C55 11.83 | 部居  | 畫數 12 | ㄉㄚˊ [da2] | ||
| N. | (1) Success: 富貴利達 riches, honor and success. (2) A surname. | |||||
| V.i. & t. | (1) (Largely LL) to mature in thinking, comprehend: 通達 be wise, mature, reach full comprehension; 達道 comprehend the truth; 達於事理 be understanding and amenable to reason, understand human affairs; 賜也達 (AC) Syh is very intelligent, Syh understands. (2) Reach goal, to progress: 達於海 (stream) reaches the sea; (LL) 達乎四境 reach all parts of the country; 自天子達於庶人 from the emperor down to the common man; 欲速則不達 fail in goal by being hasty; 通宵達旦 whole night until dawn; oft. 達到 [da2dao4], reach, to attain: 達到目的 reach goal; 君子上達，小人下達 the gentleman progresses upward, the small man progresses downward. (3) To express (idea) to reach person by writing: 特此函達 communicate the above; 上達天聽 reach the emperor's ears; 達意，表達意思 express one's thoughts; 辭達而已矣 all one asks of writing is that the idea be expressed (adequately); 不達意 (writing) does not express what the writer wishes to say. | |||||
| Adj. | (1) Having the quality of thorough comprehension: 明達 wise, comprehending. (2) (AC) successful: 達則兼善天下 in success, one tries to benefit others; 發達 prosper in business, become prominent; 達官 highly-placed official. (3) (AC) 達道 right path, main road (to virtue). (4) (*[ta4]) In 挑達 10A.70. | |||||
| Words | 1. 達觀 [da2guan1], adj., detached (point of view), having broad perspective, not easily upset, optimistic. 2. 達賴喇嘛 [da2lia4la1ma0], n., Dalai Lama. 3. 達摩 [da2mo2], n., Bodhidharma, who introduced the Chan (Zen) sect to China, in 6th Cen. 4. 達姆彈 [da2mu3dan4], n., dumdum bullet. 5. 達人 [da2ren2], n., a very wise man. 6. 達士 [da2shi4]1, n., great scholar. 7. 達識 [da2shi4]2, n., superior understanding. 8. 達子 [da2zi0], n., Tartars. 9. 達因 [da2yin1], (phys.) a dyne, unit of force that moves one gram of mass one centimeter per second. | |||||