巴

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#546 most
frequent character
Ba, a state during the Zhou dynasty (in present-day Chongqing and the eastern part of Sichuan)

Character breakdown

Source: Make Me a Hanzi.

巴 shows a person holding dirt, first meaning 'to grasp, hold in the hand'. The meaning then grew to 'cling to', 'hope for', and 'be near'.

Drawn as: person holding dirt

巴 as a component in other characters

meaning1 character
把
sound16 characters
把吧爸爬疤芭靶琶笆耙粑杷鲃钯岜皅
picture1 character
邑
empty2 characters
肥邑

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Same Characters, Different Readings

巴bā
to long for, to wish, to cling to

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