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把

bǎ

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bǎ · baa2 (Jyutping)

  1. to hold; to grasp
  2. to hold a baby in position to help it urinate or defecate
  3. handlebar
  4. classifier: handful, bundle, bunch
  5. classifier for things with handles
  6. (used to put the object before the verb: 把[ba3] + {noun} + {verb})

bà · baa2 (Jyutping)

  1. handle

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

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