爬 pá
- Strokes
- 8
- Radical
- 爪 — claws, nails, talons
- Made of
- 爪 claws, nails, talons 巴 to cling
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
爬
pá
to climb; to crawl
Character
Example phrases
- 小猫爬上床。 Xiǎo māo pá shàng chuáng. The kitten climbs onto the bed.
- 孩子会爬了。 Háizi huì pá le. The child can crawl now.
- 他爬到树上。 Tā pá dào shù shàng. He climbs up the tree.
Related words
- 爬山 páshān to climb mountains; to hike
- 倒 dǎo to fall over
- 起飞 qǐfēi to take off
- 掉 diào to drop; to fall
- 出国 chūguó to go abroad
- 留 liú to stay; to leave behind
- 回国 huíguó to return to one’s country
- 流 liú to flow
- 出发 chūfā to set out
- 出现 chūxiàn to appear
- 通过 tōngguò to pass; through
- 换 huàn to change; to exchange