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把
bà
1. handle
HSK 3 Very Common • Top 0% ✏️ 7 strokes

Character Breakdown (Single character)

把
bǎ
to grasp, to hold; to guard, to take; handle
HSK 3 7 丶

Compound Words (20)

并把
bìngbǎ
to include
个把
gèbǎ
one or two
倒把
dǎobǎ
to play the market
刹把
shābǎ
brake lever
吸把
xībǎ
toilet plunger
严把
yánbǎ
to be strict
手把
shǒubà
handle
把儿
bàr
a handle
把妹
bǎmèi
to pick up a girl
把子
bàzi
handle
把守
bǎshǒu
to guard
把尿
bǎniào
to support a child (or invalid etc) while he or she urinates
把屎
bǎshǐ
to support a child (or invalid etc) while he or she defecates
把式
bǎshì
person skilled in a trade
把戏
bǎxì
acrobatics
把手
bǎshǒu
handle
HSK 6
把持
bǎchí
to control
把握
bǎwò
to grasp (also fig.)
HSK 5
把柄
bǎbǐng
handle
把玩
bǎwán
to turn around in one's hands

Alternate Entries

把
bǎ
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
HSK 3

Metadata

Category
Chinese
HSK Character Level
3
Character Frequency Rank
109
Word Frequency Rank
43 of 84,292