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Pronunciation family

Chinese characters for “ba”

33 characters share this plain syllable. Compare tone marks first, then open a character for writing and usage.

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First tone

bā

吧

bā

emphatic final particle

7 strokes · HSK 3.0 L1

八

bā

eight

2 strokes · HSK 3.0 L1

扒

bā

to scratch, to dig up

5 strokes · HSK 3.0 L7-9

疤

bā

scar, cicatrix

9 strokes · HSK 3.0 L7-9

巴

bā

to desire, to wish for

trumpet

rocky mountain

a plantain or banana palm

cave, cavern

to split, to break open

bamboo fence

tsamba, flat rice cake

shark

shark

Second tone

bá

拔

bá

to uproot, to pull out

8 strokes · HSK 3.0 L7-9

to pull up

straw, thatch

Smilax china

to walk, to travel

drought demon

Third tone

bǎ

把

bǎ

to grasp, to hold

7 strokes · HSK 3.0 L3

palladium

palladium

target, mark

Fourth tone

bà

father, papa

embankment

7 strokes · HSK 3.0 L7-9

罢

bà

to cease, to finish, to stop, to quit

to rake

Chinese mackerel

to cease, to finish, to stop, to quit

tyrant

embankment

a river in Shanxi province

24 strokes

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eight

Chinese character

Chinese character

to hold

Chinese character

to grasp

bar

tail

mouth

height above sea level

Chinese characters for “ba”

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