把
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to hold; to grasp; to hold a baby in position to help it urinate or defecate; handlebar; classifier: handful, bundle, bunch; classifier for things with handles; (used to put the object before the verb: 把[ba3] + {noun} + {verb})
7 strokes
Dict coverage rank #872 U+628A
How 把 is formed
Phono-semantic compound (形声字)
扌 (semantic, “hand”) + 巴 (phonetic, bā)
How to remember it
grasp · Heisig RSH #1327
fingers + mosaic
Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.
Phonetic series: characters sharing the sound component 巴
Siblings built with the same phonetic component 巴 (bā) — compare how they read:
| Character | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 巴 sound component | bā | to desire, to wish for |
| 肥 | féi | fat, plump, obese; fertile |
| 爬 | pá | to climb, to scramble; to crawl, to creep |
| 吧 | ba | emphatic final particle |
| 芭 | bā | a plantain or banana palm |
| 爸 | bà | father, papa |
| 靶 | bǎ | target, mark |
| 耙 | pá | to rake |
| 疤 | bā | scar, cicatrix; birthmark |
| 琶 | pá | a guitar-like instrument (2) |
| 笆 | bā | bamboo fence |
| 杷 | bà | loquat tree; axe handle |
| 粑 | bā | tsamba, flat rice cake |
| 钯 | bǎ | palladium |
| 鲃 | bā | shark; bonito |
| 岜 | bā | rocky mountain |
Words containing 把
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 色字头上一把刀 | sè zì tóu shàng yī bǎ dāo | lit. there is a knife above the character for lust; fig. lascivious activities can lead to… |
| 一把好手 | yī bǎ hǎo shǒu | expert; dab hand |
| 新官上任三把火 | xīn guān shàng rèn sān bǎ huǒ | (of a newly appointed official) to make bold changes on assuming office (idiom) |
| 把马子 | bǎ mǎ zi | to pick up a girl; to get a girl |
| 一把手 | yī bǎ shǒu | working hand; member of a work team; participant; the boss (short form of 第一把手[di4 yi1 ba3… |
| 手把手 | shǒu bǎ shǒu | (of instruction) step-by-step; hands-on |
| 门把手 | mén bǎ shou | door knob; door handle |
| 二把手 | èr bǎ shǒu | deputy leader; the second-in-command |
| 花把式 | huā bǎ shì | expert flower grower |
| 车把式 | chē bǎ shi | expert cart-driver; charioteer |
| 打把式 | dǎ bǎ shi | variant of 打把勢|打把势[da3 ba3 shi5] |
| 火把节 | huǒ bǎ jié | Torch Festival |
| 头发胡子一把抓 | tóu fa hú zi yī bǎ zhuā | lit. hair and beard all in one stroke; fig. to handle different things by the same method;… |
| 第一把手 | dì yī bǎ shǒu | the person in charge; the head of the leadership group |
| 印把子 | yìn bà zi | seal of authority; official seal |
| 把心放在肚子里 | bǎ xīn fàng zài dù zi lǐ | (coll.) to be completely at ease |
| 把子 | bà zi | handle |
| 把头 | bǎ tóu | labor contractor; gangmaster |
| 把儿 | bà r | a handle |
| 一抓一大把 | yī zhuā yī dà bǎ | (coll.) to be a dime a dozen; easy to come by |