把 (bǎ)
to hold; particle for disposal construction; bunch
How 把 is written
- Strokes
- 7
- Radical
- 扌 — hand
- Traditional
- 把
- Simplified
- 把 (unchanged)
Components
- 扌 hand
- 丨 line
- 乚 second
把 has 2 readings
The pronunciation changes with the meaning, so the reading has to be learned per word.
- bǎ
- to hold; to contain; to grasp; to take hold of
- bà
- handle
Common words using 把
- 把握 bǎwò
- to grasp (also fig.); to seize; to hold
- 一把手 yībǎshǒu
- working hand; member of a work team; participant
- 二把手 èrbǎshǒu
- deputy leader; the second-in-command
- 個把 gèbǎ
- one or two; a couple of
- 倒把 dǎobǎ
- to play the market; to speculate (on financial markets); to profiteer
- 手把 shǒubà
- handle
- 把兒 bàr
- a handle
- 把妹 bǎmèi
- to chase girls; to pick up girls
- 把子 bàzi
- handle
- 把守 bǎshǒu
- to guard
- 把尿 bǎniào
- to help pee
- 把式 bǎshì
- person skilled in a trade; skill
把 in a sentence
請把垃圾拿出去丟。
Qǐng bǎ lèsè náchūqù diū.
“Please take the trash out to throw away.”
How common is 把?
把 is the 110th most frequent character in written Chinese. Characters up to this rank account for about 43.6% of all running text.
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