Dictionary/把

把

bǎ

ㄅㄚˇ
HSK 3TOCFL L17 strokestop 20 by use on the map →
1to hold; to grasp
2to hold a baby in position to help it urinate or defecate
3handlebar
4classifier: handful, bundle, bunch
5classifier for things with handles
6(used to put the object before the verb: 把[ba3] + {noun} + {verb})

Etymology

pictophonetic · hand

Radical

扌 · to grasp, to hold; to guard, to take; handle

Composition

⿰扌巴

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