把

bà
#110 most
frequent character
handle

Character breakdown

Source: Make Me a Hanzi.

把 joins 扌 hand with 巴 bā, which means 'grasp, hold in hand' and also suggests the sound. Together they point to the first sense 'to grab, to hold'. That grew to 'to protect' in the bǎ reading; read bà, it means 'handle'.

把 as a component in other characters

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