把

bǎ

HSK 33 readings

“To hold” in Chinese is 把 (bǎ).

Other characters with the syllable ba: see all 13 →

Meaning

to hold; to grasp
to hold a baby in position to help it urinate or defecate
handlebar

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classifier: handful, bundle, bunch
classifier for things with handles
(used to put the object before the verb: 把[ba3] + {noun} + {verb})
handle

Example

Tom转动了把手。

Tom turned the handle.

From 把手 · Example sentence from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0).

Readings

bàhandle
bǎto hold; to grasp / to hold a baby in position to help it urinate or defecate / handlebar / classifier: handful, bundle, bunch / classifier for things with handles / (used to put the object before the verb: 把 + {noun} + {verb})

Stroke Order

7 strokes

Words containing 把

把握bǎwòto grasp (also fig.)HSK 3 把柄bǎbǐnghandleHSK 7-9 把关bǎguānto guard a passHSK 7-9 把手bǎshouto shake handsHSK 7-9 一把手yībǎshǒuworking hand; member of a work team; participantHSK 7-9

More HSK 3 characters

按ànto pressHSK 3 搬bānto move (i.e. relocate oneself)HSK 3 保bǎoBulgaria (abbr. for 保加利亞|保加利亚[Bao3 jia1 li4 ya4])HSK 3 被bèiquiltHSK 3 币bìmoneyHSK 3 标biāomarkHSK 3 并bìngandHSK 3 播bōto sow (seeds); to spread (ideas, rumors etc); to broadcast (radio signals etc)HSK 3 补bǔto repairHSK 3 布bùto announceHSK 3

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