爬(pá)

HSK 28 strokes

to crawl

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Character information

Pinyin
pá
Meaning
to crawl; to climb; to get up or sit up
Strokes
8
HSK level
HSK 2
Traditional
Same

Origin & structure

Where 爬 comes from and how its parts fit together.

Phonetic-semantic compound⿺爪巴

In this compound, the meaning comes from 爪 (claw); 巴 supplies the sound.

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

Made of

爪zhuǎ巴bā

Parts are arranged enclosing from the lower left.

How to write 爬 step by step

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

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Words with 爬

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

pá爬shān山
HSK 2

to go for a hike (esp. in the hills or mountains)

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pān攀pá爬

to climb

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pá爬shàng上

to climb up

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pá爬shēng升

to rise; to ascend; to climb (airplane etc); to go up (sales figures etc); …

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chī吃lǐ里pá爬wài外

variant of 吃里扒外

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mō摸pá爬gǔn滚dǎ打

to go through challenging experiences

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pá爬shān山shè涉shuǐ水

to climb mountains and wade rivers (idiom); fig. to make a long and difficult journey

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pá爬shān山hǔ虎

Boston ivy or Japanese creeper (Parthenocissus tricuspidata)

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山攀上升吃里外摸

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