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把

bǎ

to grasp, to hold; to guard, to take; handle

🔤 Pictophonetic: 扌 (hand) provides meaning, 巴 provides pronunciation

HSK 3 7 strokes Very Common (1%)

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Component Breakdown

Each color represents a different component

to desire, to wish for

⿰扌巴 i

Stroke Order

Component Tree i

shǒu

扌

hand

📷 Pictographic: A hand with the fingers splayed; compare 手

3 strokes

èr

二

two; twice

💡 Ideographic: Two parallel lines; compare 一 (one) and 三 (three)

2 strokes HSK 1

jué

亅

hook

1 strokes

bā

巴

to desire, to wish for

4 strokes HSK 5

sì

巳

the hours from 9 to 11; 6th terrestrial branch

3 strokes

unknown

Unknown component - strokes not mapped to a known radical

1 strokes

Words Using 把 (76)

Character

Pinyin

Definition

HSK

to hold / to contain / to grasp / to take hold of / handle / particle marking the following noun as a direct object / classifier for objects with handle / classifier for small objects: handful

bǎ

把 ↗

HSK 3

to hold / to contain / to grasp / to take hold of / handle / particle marking the following noun as a direct object / classifier for objects with handle / classifier for small objects: handful

把握 ↗

bǎwò

to grasp (also fig.) / to seize / to hold / assurance / certainty / sure (of the outcome)

bǎwò

把握 ↗

HSK 5

to grasp (also fig.) / to seize / to hold / assurance / certainty / sure (of the outcome)

to guard a pass / to check on sth

bǎguān

把关 ↗

HSK 6

to guard a pass / to check on sth

handle / (fig.) information that can be used against sb

bǎbǐng

把柄 ↗

handle / (fig.) information that can be used against sb

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