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爬

pá

HSK 3.0 · 2

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pá · paa4 (Jyutping)

  1. to crawl
  2. to climb
  3. to get up or sit up

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

爬

Meaning
crawl, creep; climb; scramble
Radical
爪
Strokes
8
Components
⿺爪巴
Cangjie
HOAU
Four-corner
7723.1

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