扒

bā
HSK 6
#3,115 most
frequent character
to hold on to, to cling to
verb

Character breakdown

Source: Make Me a Hanzi.

扒 pairs 扌, a hand, as its meaning part with 八 bā for sound. It first meant 'to pull something out.' Read pá, that grew to 'pull down,' 'climb,' and 'cling to.' Read bā, it means 'to rake up, gather' and 'to steal.'

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Example Sentences

他在树上扒了几只苹果。
tāzài shù shàng bā le jī zhī píngguǒ 。
He picked a few apples from the tree.
小猫喜欢扒着窗台看外面的鸟。
xiǎomāo xǐhuān bā zháo chuāngtái kàn wàimiàn de niǎo 。
The kitten likes to cling to the windowsill to watch the birds outside.
他从地上扒出了一块石头。
tā cóng dìshàng bā chūle yīkuài shítou 。
He dug a piece of stone out from the ground.

Same Characters, Different Readings

扒pá
to rake up, to steal, to braise

Words with similar meanings

挖wā
to dig
More specific to excavating or digging, often used in contexts like gardening or mining.
攀pān
to climb
Focuses more on the action of climbing, often involving upward movement, while '扒' can imply more general pulling or holding.

Homophones

HSK 1
八bā
eight, 8
HSK 6
疤bā
scar
巴bā
to long for, to wish, to cling to
吧bā
bar (loanword) (serving drinks, or providing Internet access etc)

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