# 叩 beat, smack

口 (mouth/small box radical) + (fingerprint)
★☆☆☆☆
5 strokes
SOLO

## Onyomi

## Mnemonic

| I beat your mouth so hard it leaves a fingerprint!

## Kunyomi

たた*く | beat (rain beats on the windowpane), hit (used specifically with drums), smack or slap (your Dad for mistakes in life) KANA ★☆☆☆☆

## Jukugo

xxxを 引っ叩く(ひっぱたく) | bitch-slap ★☆☆☆☆ KANA 引 (pull) + 叩 (beat, smack) = 引っ叩く (bitch-slap) bitch-slap　someone right in the XXX.

## Lookalikes

| Meaning | Hint | Radical
--- | --- | --- | ---
印 | stamp | 'E' |
叩 | beat, smack | MOUTH | 口
卵 | egg | 2 DOTS (YOLKS) |

EAZY E's stamp is in the shape of an “E."

You slap someone in the MOUTH,

but eggs have two YOLKS which stare at you from the plate like accusing eyes. “Why didn't you let me LIIIIVE????"