叭
denote a sound or sharp noise (gunfire etc)
5 strokes
Dict coverage rank #2,863 U+53ED
How 叭 is formed
Phono-semantic compound (形声字)
口 (semantic, “mouth”) + 八 (phonetic, bā)
How to remember it
trumpet · Heisig RSH #1501
八 eight + 口 mouth
Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.
Phonetic series: characters sharing the sound component 八
Siblings built with the same phonetic component 八 (bā) — compare how they read:
| Character | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 八 sound component | bā | eight; all around, all sides |
| 办 | bàn | to set up; to manage, to run; to deal with, to handle |
| 扒 | bā | to scratch, to dig up; to crouch, to crawl |
| 趴 | pā | prone, lying down, leaning over |
Words containing 叭
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 高音喇叭 | gāo yīn lǎ ba | tweeter |
| 低音喇叭 | dī yīn lǎ ba | woofer |
| 喇叭水仙 | lā bā shuǐ xiān | daffodil |
| 喇叭花 | lǎ ba huā | morning glory |
| 喇叭形 | lǎ ba xíng | flared; funnel-shape; trumpet-shape |
| 肉喇叭 | ròu lǎ ba | (derog.) person who acts as a mouthpiece for others |
| 叭啦狗 | bā lā gǒu | bulldog |
| 伸缩喇叭 | shēn suō lǎ ba | trombone |
| 吹喇叭 | chuī lǎ ba | (lit.) blowing the trumpet; (fig.) to praise sb; (slang) to give a blowjob |
| 喇叭裤 | lǎ ba kù | flared trousers; bell-bottomed pants |
| 喇叭裙 | lǎ ba qún | flared skirt |
| 喇叭 | lǎ ba | horn (automobile etc); loudspeaker; brass wind instrument; trumpet; suona 鎖吶|锁呐[suo3 na4] |
| 唵嘛呢叭咪吽 | ǎn má ní bā mī hōng | om mani padme hum (Buddhist mantra) |