to answer

to reply; to respond

bamboo (⺮) + join (合) = a written reply

合 primarily contributes the sound dá here; bamboo (⺮) points to the ancient practice of writing replies on bamboo strips. Together they evoke a written response passed between people.

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Words with 答

苏门答腊岛

sū mén dá là dǎo

Sumatra (one of the Indonesian islands)

酬答

chóu dá

to thank with a gift

黏答答

nián dā dā

(unpleasantly) sticky

作答

zuò dá

to answer

来电答铃

lái diàn dá líng

(Tw) ringback tone (heard by the originator of a telephone call)

免疫应答

miǎn yì yìng dá

immune response

加尔各答

jiā ěr gè dá

Calcutta (India)

问答

wèn dá

question and answer

乔答摩

qiáo dā mó

Gautama, surname of the Siddhartha, the historical Buddha

回答

huí dá

to reply; to answer

报答

bào dá

to repay

对答

duì dá

to reply

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