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把握

bǎ wò

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Yue Tan · University of Caen; © 2009 Yue Tan. MP3 preparation: Hugo Lopez / audio-cmn · CC BY-SA 3.0 US

bǎ wò · baa2 ak1 (Jyutping)

  1. to grasp (also fig.)
  2. to seize
  3. to hold
  4. assurance
  5. certainty
  6. sure (of the outcome)

Definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors · CC BY-SA 4.0 · snapshot 2026-10-09. Display: consolidated readings, linked characters and marked pinyin. Original data

Character breakdown

把

Meaning
hold, take; guard; regard as
Radical
扌
Strokes
7
Components
⿰扌巴
Cangjie
QAU
Four-corner
5701.7

握

Meaning
grasp, hold fast, take by hand
Radical
扌
Strokes
12
Components
⿰扌屋
Cangjie
QSMG
Four-corner
5701.4

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