把(bǎ)

HSK 37 strokes
Readingsbǎbà

to hold

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Character information

Pinyin
bǎ / bà
Meaning
to hold; to grasp; to hold a baby in position to help it urinate or defecate; handlebar; classifier: handful, bundle, bunch; classifier for things with handles; (used to put the object before the verb: 把[ba3] + {noun} + {verb})
Strokes
7
HSK level
HSK 3
Traditional
Same

Origin & structure

Where 把 comes from and how its parts fit together.

Phonetic-semantic compound⿰扌巴

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

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

Made of

扌shǒu巴bā

Parts are arranged left to right.

How to write 把 step by step

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

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Words with 把

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

bǎ把wò握
HSK 3

to grasp (also fig.)

Open 把握 page →
yī一bǎ把shǒu手
HSK 7-9

working hand; member of a work team; participant

Open 一把手 page →
bǎ把shǒu手
HSK 7-9

to shake hands

Open 把手 page →
bǎ把bǐng柄
HSK 7-9

handle

Open 把柄 page →
bǎ把guān关
HSK 7-9

to guard a pass

Open 把关 page →
gè个bǎ把

(coll.) about one; one or so

Open 个把 page →
dǎo倒bǎ把

to play the market; to speculate (on financial markets); to profiteer

Open 倒把 page →
chà刹bǎ把

brake lever; crank handle for stopping or turning off machinery

Open 刹把 page →

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握一手柄关个倒刹

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