把 (bǎ) · Chinese character · Step Learn Chinese

CHINESE CHARACTER

bǎ

把

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indicating pre-verbal object as thing dealt with by the action

Numbered pinyin: ba3
English meanings: indicating pre-verbal object as thing dealt with by the action

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BUILDING BLOCKS

Left–right structure

Left–right arrangement: left 扌; right 巴.

扌 is identified as the meaning component, associated with “hand”.

巴 is identified as the sound component (bā). Its pronunciation may differ from the modern pronunciation of 把.

This breakdown describes the written shape. A component's meaning does not always explain the meaning of the whole character.

Decomposition reference

⿰扌巴

Characters with the same pinyin, regardless of tone.

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