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Pīnyīn Pronunciation
bā | ba1
English translation
to hold on to
to cling to
to dig up
to rake
to push aside
to climb
to pull out
to strip off
to scratch, to dig up; to crouch, to crawl
Pīnyīn Pronunciation
pá | pa2
English translation
to rake up
to steal
to braise
to crawl

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Number of strokes

5

Traditional form

Contains the radical

shǒu

Part of speech

Verb / 动词 dòng cí Dòngcí

Learning hint

hand

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Type

pictophonetic

Positional decomposition

扌八

Semantic compound

shǒu

Phonetic compound

Explanation

Phonosemantic compound. shǒu represents the meaning and represents the sound.

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犹豫不决 yóu yù bù jué de zhàn le 一会儿 yīhuìr , yòng 手杖 shǒu zhàng 扒拉 bā lā 一阵 yī zhèn gōu de 东西 dōngxī .

He stood a moment irresolutely prodding the much in the ditch.

埃迪浑身 húnshēn 湿漉漉 shī lù lù de shǎng chuán , 然后 ránhòu 衣服 yīfu xià .

Eddy came on board soaked and dripping , and started to undress.

Fēi diào de 裤子 kùzi ,好好 hǎo hǎo 一顿屁股 pìgu 不可 bù kě .

I'd take down your pants and tan your backside good proper.

犹豫不决 yóu yù bù jué de zhàn le 一会儿 yīhuìr , yòng 手杖 shǒu zhàng 扒拉 bā lā 一阵 yī zhèn gōu de zàng 东西 dōngxī .

He stood a moment irresolutely prodding the muck in the ditch.

gāi 炉灰出来 chū lái .

You should scrape the ashes out from the furnace.

Words with

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FrequencySimplifiedMeaningTraditional
to peel
扒手 pá shǒu pickpocket扒手 pá shǒu
扒窃 pá qiè to steal扒竊
扒开 bā kāi to pry open or apart扒開
扒拉 bā lā to push lightly扒拉 bā lā
扒车 bā chē to pull oneself up onto a moving vehicle扒車
扒灰 pá huī incest between father-in-law and daughter-in-law扒灰 pá huī
扒糕 pá gāo buckwheat pudding (snack of buckwheat noodles with sauce)扒糕 pá gāo
扒犁 pá lí sledge扒犁 pá lí
扒钉 bā dīng cramp扒釘

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Decomposition

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