扒(bā)

HSK 7-95 strokes
Readingsbāpá

to peel

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Character information

Pinyin
bā / pá
Meaning
to peel; to skin; to tear; to pull down; to cling to (sth on which one is climbing); to dig
Strokes
5
HSK level
HSK 7-9
Traditional
Same

Origin & structure

Where 扒 comes from and how its parts fit together.

Phonetic-semantic compound⿰扌八

In this compound, the meaning comes from 扌 (hand); 八 supplies the sound.

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

Made of

扌shǒu八bā

Parts are arranged left to right.

How to write 扒 step by step

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

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Words with 扒

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

pá扒shǒu手

pickpocket

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bā扒lā拉

(coll.) to push lightly; to flick to one side; to get rid of

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bā扒lǒu搂

to gather together as with a rake; to shovel food into one's mouth; to eat …

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chī吃lǐ里pá扒wài外

(idiom) to work against the interests of sb one derives support from; to double-cross o…

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bā扒pí皮

to flay

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bā扒qiè窃

to steal

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bā扒kāi开

to pry open or apart; to spread (sth) open with both hands

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bā扒gāo高cǎi踩dī低

crawl high, step low (idiom); unprincipled crawling, flattering one's superiors and tra…

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丁丐丘丙丛丝丫丸

From 扒’s common words

手拉搂吃里外皮窃

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