把 — Chinese character
把
bǎ
to grasp, to hold; to guard, to take; handle
- Pinyin
- bǎ
- Radical
- 64 ⼿ (Hand)
- Strokes
- 7
- Components
- 扌 巴
- Formation
- pictophonetic — hand; meaning component 扌; sound component 巴
- Japanese
- 把 as a kanji
Common words with 把
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 把握 | bǎ wò | to grasp (also fig.); to seize |
| 把戏 (把戲) | bǎ xì | acrobatics; jugglery; trick; ploy |
| 把手 | bǎ shǒu | to shake hands |
| 把手 | bǎ shou | handle; grip |
| 把持 | bǎ chí | to control; to dominate |
| 把头 (把頭) | bǎ tóu | labor contractor; gangmaster |
| 把门 (把門) | bǎ mén | to stand as a goalkeeper; to keep guard on a gate |
| 一把手 | yī bǎ shǒu | working hand; member of a work team; participant; the boss (short form of 第一把手 (dì yī bǎ shǒu)) |
| 把关 (把關) | bǎ guān | to guard a pass; to check on sth |
| 把柄 | bǎ bǐng | handle; (fig.) information that can be used against sb |
| 火把 | huǒ bǎ | torch; measure word: 把 (bǎ) |
| 把守 | bǎ shǒu | to guard |
English words written with 把
把 in the Chinese classics
Occurrences: Mencius 1 · Zhuangzi 1
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