把 bǎ
- Strokes
- 7
- Radical
- 扌 — hand
- Made of
- 扌 hand 巴 to cling
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
把手
bǎshou
handle; grip
Characters in this word
手 shǒu
- Strokes
- 4
- Radical
- 手 — hand
- How it's built
- Pictograph — a drawing of the thing
Example phrases
- 电梯里的金属把手长期无人消毒，成了细菌传播的隐患。 Diàntī lǐ de jīnshǔ bǎshou chángqī wú rén xiāodú, chéng le xìjūn chuánbō de yǐnhuàn. The metal handle in the lift had gone undisinfected for a long time and became a hidden risk for bacterial transmission.
- 门把手松了，需要用螺丝刀拧紧。 Mén bǎshou sōng le, xūyào yòng luósīdāo nǐngjǐn. The door handle has come loose and needs tightening with a screwdriver.
- 他抓紧公交车的把手，生怕自己摔倒。 Tā zhuājǐn gōngjiāochē de bǎshou, shēngpà zìjǐ shuāidǎo. He gripped the bus handle tightly, afraid of falling over.
Related words
- 把 bǎ to take (marks the object)
- 把 bǎ a measure word for handled things
- 把握 bǎwò confidence; to grasp
- 把柄 bǎbǐng leverage; a handle against someone
- 把关 bǎguān to check; to guard quality or standards
- 手 shǒu hand
- 手机 shǒujī mobile phone
- 洗手间 xǐshǒujiān restroom, toilet
- 举手 jǔshǒu to raise a hand
- 手表 shǒubiǎo wristwatch
- 对手 duìshǒu opponent; rival
- 歌手 gēshǒu singer