芭

bā
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an unidentified fragrant plant mentioned in the Songs of Chu 楚辭|楚辞[Chu3ci2]

Character breakdown

Source: Make Me a Hanzi.

芭 combines 艹, plants, with 巴 bā for sound. It first meant a fragrant plant. The meaning 'banana' was borrowed only for the sound, not because of the shape.

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Homophones

HSK 1
八bā
eight, 8
HSK 6
扒bā
to hold on to, to cling to
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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