Keyword
to hold
- to grasp
- to guard
- to take
- handle
- Frequency
- #95
- Strokes
- 7
Readings
bǎ67%
bà33%
Mnemonic
扌 (hand) gives the meaning and 巴 the sound.
Stroke order
Composed of
Used in characters
Used in vocabulary
把
to 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 (bǎ) + {noun} + {verb})
把
handle
把握
to grasp (also fig.); to seize; to hold; assurance; certainty; sure (of the outcome)
把戏
acrobatics; jugglery; trick; ploy
把持
to control; to dominate; to monopolize
把头
labor contractor; gangmaster
把手
to shake hands
把门
to stand as a goalkeeper; to keep guard on a gate
一把手
working hand; member of a work team; participant; the boss (short form of 第一把手 (dìyībǎshǒu))
把关
to guard a pass; to check on sth
把柄
handle; (fig.) information that can be used against sb
火把
torch
把守
to guard
把手
handle; grip; knob
手把
handle
扫把
broom
把酒
to raise one's wine cup
手把手
(of instruction) step-by-step; hands-on
把玩
to turn around in one's hands; to play with; to fiddle with
投机倒把
to engage in speculation and profiteering
二把手
deputy leader; the second-in-command
把子
handle
门把手
door knob; door handle
拖把
mop