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HSK
3
把
grasp
Composition
Components
扌
finger
巴
crust
Sounds
b-
Bart Simpson
-a
auditorium
3
basement
Pinyin
ba3
•
bǎ
Meaning
Primary
grasp
Alternatives
grab, hold
Mnemonic
[b-] Bart Simpson
is in the
[3] basement
of the
[-a] auditorium
in a tug of war with a
扌 finger
over a leftover moldy
巴 crust
that he wants for some prank. He
把 grasps
it quite tightly, but can't yank it away from the
扌 finger
.
Similar Meaning Characters
ná
拿
hold
zhuā
抓
grab
wò
握
hold
bǐng
秉
grasp
zuàn
攥
grip
Found In Words
huǒbǎ
火把
torch
bǎwán
把玩
fondle
bǎwò
把握
seize