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CHINESE CHARACTER

bǎi

摆

摆

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put

Numbered pinyin
bai3
English meanings
place, put, arrange

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BUILDING BLOCKS

Structure & components

Left–right structure

Left–right arrangement: left 扌; right 罢.

  • Left

    扌
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  • Right

    罢
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Meaning & sound clues

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

罢 is identified as the sound component (bà). Its pronunciation may differ from the modern pronunciation of 摆.

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

Decomposition reference

⿰扌罢

Source: Make Me a Hanzi (LGPL-3.0-or-later)
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Homophones

Characters with the same pinyin, regardless of tone.

Example sentences

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  1. 01

    bǎ把huā花bǎi摆zài在zhuō桌shàng上。

    Put the flowers on the table.

  2. 02

    bǎi摆shǒu手。

    Wave your hand.

  3. 03

    bǎi摆hǎo好zhuōzi桌子。

    Set the table.

  4. 04

    dōngxi东西bǎi摆zhěngqí整齐。

    Arrange things neatly.

  5. 05

    bié别bǎi摆jiàzi架子。

    Don't put on airs.

  6. 06

    bǎi摆zài在qiánmian前面。

    Place it in front.

Explore words connected to this character.

  • 摆动
  • 摆平
  • 摆放
  • 摆脱
  • 摆设
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