懂中文 Dong Chinese

把

bǎ, bà

hold

Phonosemantic compound. 扌 represents the meaning and 巴 represents the sound.

Components
扌 meaning component

扌  Meaning component

shou, shǒu

  

hand

扌 is a component form of 手.

巴 sound component

巴  Sound component

bā

  

to wish

Evolution

把 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
把 Clerical script Qin dynasty (221-206 BC)

Clerical script

Qin dynasty (221-206 BC)
把 Clerical script Qin dynasty (221-206 BC)

Clerical script

Qin dynasty (221-206 BC)
把 Regular script Modern

Regular script

Modern
Definitions

把  

bǎ

hold, take; guard; regard as; to hold; to contain; to grasp; to take hold of; handle; particle marking the following noun as a direct object; classifier for objects with handle; classifier for small objects: handful

Most common words with 把
Freq.
Word
Meaning

把

to hold

把握

to seize

把手

handle

把戏

acrobatics

一把手

working hand

Component uses

Sound component in 1 character (0 verified)

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