扒 bā
- Strokes
- 5
- Radical
- 扌 — hand
- Made of
- 扌 hand 八 eight
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
扒
bā
to hold on to; to push aside; to peel off
Character
Example phrases
- 孩子扒着车窗不肯松手，直到母亲答应周末再带他来动物园。 Háizi bā zhe chēchuāng bù kěn sōngshǒu, zhídào mǔqīn dāying zhōumò zài dài tā lái dòngwùyuán. The child clung to the car window and would not let go until his mother promised to bring him back to the zoo at the weekend.
- 他扒着门缝往里看，想知道里面在干什么。 Tā bāzhe ménfèng wǎng lǐ kàn, xiǎng zhīdào lǐmiàn zài gàn shénme. He held on to the door crack and looked inside, wanting to know what was going on.
- 弟弟三两口就把碗里的饭扒完了，跑去玩了。 Dìdi sān liǎng kǒu jiù bǎ wǎn lǐ de fàn bā wán le, pǎo qù wán le. My little brother shovelled the rice in his bowl down in a few mouthfuls and ran off to play.
Related words
- 扯 chě to pull; to drag in; to talk nonsense
- 触摸 chùmō to touch
- 扳 bān to pull; to turn; to wrench
- 持 chí to hold; to maintain; to support
- 拨 bō to push aside; to dial; to allocate
- 绑 bǎng to tie; to bind
- 绷 bēng to stretch tight; to pull taut
- 搀 chān to support someone by the arm
- 揣 chuāi to tuck; to carry in one’s clothes
- 搓 cuō to rub; to twist with the hands
- 戳 chuō to poke; to jab; stamp or seal
- 捶 chuí to beat; to pound with the fist