把 bǎ to hold; to contain; to grasp
Made up of [扌 shǒu hand radical 64, 巴 bā to long for; to wish; to cling to ]This measure word can be used with these nouns: 刀 dāo (knife)
Made with 7 strokes.
The hand radical suggests 'grasp' and 'ba' provides the phonetic. Measure word for many things held in the hand like brushes, knives, keys, chairs.
Related characters
Also uses 扌 shǒu component: 扮 bàn (to act) 报 bào (to announce) 抱 bào (to hold) 担 dān (to undertake) 搞 gǎo (to do) 技 jì (skill) 拉 lā (to pull) 打 qiú (to beat) 抬 tái (to lift) 推 tuī (to push) 我 wǒ (I (me)) 找 zhǎo (to try to find)
Also uses 巴 bā component: 爸 bà (father) 吧 bā (supposition or suggestion) 爬 pá (to crawl)
Different tone
八 bā (eight) 巴 bā (to long for) 吧 bā (supposition or suggestion) 爸 bà (father)Pronunciation
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