靶 bǎ
- Strokes
- 13
- Radical
- 革 — leather, animal hide
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
靶子
bǎzi
target
Characters in this word
子 zi
- Strokes
- 3
- Radical
- 子 — son, child
- How it's built
- Pictograph — a drawing of the thing
Example phrases
- 舆论需要一个靶子时，事实往往会被简化成最容易传播的故事。 Yúlùn xūyào yí gè bǎzi shí, shìshí wǎngwǎng huì bèi jiǎnhuà chéng zuì róngyì chuánbō de gùshi. When public opinion needs a target, facts are often simplified into the story that spreads most easily.
- 他每天练习射箭，对准远处的靶子拉开了弓。 Tā měitiān liànxí shèjiàn, duìzhǔn yuǎnchù de bǎzi lākāi le gōng. He practises archery every day, aiming at the distant target and drawing the bow.
- 孩子们把纸箱当靶子，轮流用沙包去扔。 Háizimen bǎ zhǐxiāng dàng bǎzi, lúnliú yòng shābāo qù rēng. The children used a cardboard box as a target and took turns throwing beanbags at it.