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疤

bā

scar

A knee with a thin pale scar
Memory picture

Character

疤 bā

Strokes
9
Radical
疒 — sickness, disease
Made of
疒 sickness, disease 巴 to cling
How it's built
Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound

Example phrases

  • 他脸上的疤并不吓人,反而像一段无法抹去的经历。 Tā liǎn shàng de bā bìng bù xiàrén, fǎn'ér xiàng yí duàn wúfǎ mǒqù de jīnglì. The scar on his face is not frightening; instead, it seems like an experience that cannot be erased.
  • 他膝盖上有一块小时候摔出来的疤。 Tā xīgài shang yǒu yí kuài xiǎoshíhou shuāi chūlái de bā. He has a scar on his knee from a fall in childhood.
  • 伤口好了以后,手臂上留下了一道浅浅的疤。 Shāngkǒu hǎo le yǐhòu, shǒubì shang liú xià le yí dào qiǎnqiǎn de bā. After the wound healed, a faint scar was left on the arm.

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