Character breakdown
Study each Hanzi separately, then return to the complete word so pronunciation, meaning, and movement stay connected.
How to learn 跋扈
Listen once without reading, repeat the pinyin with its tones, then write every character in sequence. Finally, recall the complete meaning instead of memorizing each character as an isolated translation.
When the word appears in a sentence, check whether its part of speech and meaning match the definition shown here. Chinese words can change nuance with context.
Words with the same characters
Compare how a familiar Hanzi changes meaning inside another word.
short comments; preface and postscript
序跋xù bápreface and postscript
跋桮bá bēi(Tw) (folk religion) to divine by casting moon blocks 筊杯[jiao3 bei1] (from Taiwanese, Tai-lo pr. [pua̍h-pue]) (equivalent to Mandarin 擲筊|掷筊[zhi4 jiao3])
跋涉bá shèto trudge; to trek
跋语bá yǔshort comment or critical appraisal added at the end of a text, on a painting etc
跋前疐后bá qián zhì hòusee 跋胡疐尾[ba2 hu2 zhi4 wei3]