巴(bā): Ba, a state during the Zhou dynasty…
HSK 44 strokes
Ba, a state during the Zhou dynasty…
Stroke order animation
Character information
- Pinyin
- bā
- Meaning
- Ba, a state during the Zhou dynasty (in present-day Chongqing and the eastern part of Sichuan); the east of Sichuan and Chongqing Municipality; surname Ba; (bound form) abbr. for 巴勒斯坦[Ba1 le4 si1 tan3] (Palestine), 巴基斯坦[Ba1 ji1 si1 tan3] (Pakistan) or 巴西[Ba1 xi1] (Brazil)
- Strokes
- 4
- HSK level
- HSK 4
- Traditional
- Same
Origin & structure
Where 巴 comes from and how its parts fit together.
How to write 巴 step by step
4 strokes — each frame adds one stroke, shown in dark ink over the lighter ones.
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Words with 巴
Common words using 巴 — tap any character to open its stroke-order page.
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