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CHINESE CHARACTER

pā

趴

趴

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to lie on one's stomach

Numbered pinyin
pa1
English meanings
to lie on one's stomach, to lean forward, resting one's upper body (on a desktop etc), (Taiwan) percent

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BUILDING BLOCKS

Structure & components

Left–right structure

Left–right arrangement: left 足; right 八.

Meaning & sound clues

足 is identified as the meaning component, associated with “foot”.

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

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

Decomposition reference

⿰足八

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

    pā趴zài在dìshang地上。

    Lie on the ground.

  2. 02

    pā趴zài在zhuō桌shàng上。

    Lean on the desk.

  3. 03

    pā趴zhe着xiūxi休息。

    Rest lying down.

  4. 04

    shūshì舒适fàngsōng放松。

    Comfortable and relaxed.

  5. 05

    hǎohǎo好好xiūxi休息。

    Rest well.

  6. 06

    huīfù恢复tǐlì体力。

    Regain strength.

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