吧(ba)

HSK 17 strokes
Readingsbabā

bar (loanword) (serving drinks, or providing Internet access etc)

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Character information

Pinyin
ba / bā
Meaning
bar (loanword) (serving drinks, or providing Internet access etc); to puff (on a pipe etc); (onom.) bang; abbr. for 贴吧
Strokes
7
HSK level
HSK 1
Traditional
Same

Origin & structure

Where 吧 comes from and how its parts fit together.

Phonetic-semantic compound⿰口巴

In this compound, the meaning comes from 口 (mouth); 巴 supplies the sound.

One part carries the meaning, the other suggests the sound.

Made of

口kǒu巴bā

Parts are arranged left to right.

How to write 吧 step by step

7 strokes — each frame adds one stroke, shown in dark ink over the lighter ones.

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Words with 吧

Common words using 吧 — tap any character to open its stroke-order page.

jiǔ酒bā吧
HSK 4

bar (place to buy drinks)

Open 酒吧 page →
wǎng网ba吧
HSK 6

Internet café

Open 网吧 page →
ba吧zhǔ主

message board moderator or administrator

Open 吧主 page →
ba吧wù务

forum manager

Open 吧务 page →
bā吧tái台

counter of a bar (pub)

Open 吧台 page →
bā吧jī唧

(onom.) squishing sound

Open 吧唧 page →
bā吧dā嗒

(onom.) patter, splatter, click

Open 吧嗒 page →

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From 吧’s common words

酒网主务台唧嗒

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