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CHINESE CHARACTER
bā
巴
巴
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cling to; hope for; bar
- Numbered pinyin
- ba1
- English meanings
- to cling to; to long for; to hope for; (used as a suffix) bar; Ba (ancient state)
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horn sound
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indicating pre-verbal object as thing dealt with by the action
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stop; cease; dismiss
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tyrant; dominate
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