杷
bà
#5,171 most
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handle or shaft (of an axe etc)
Character breakdown
Source: Make Me a Hanzi.
杷 has 木 wood for meaning and 巴 bā for sound. It first meant a farm tool for gathering grain. Read pá, it also means loquat, borrowed for its sound. Read bà, it grew to mean a handle or shaft.
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