拆字解字 - Breaking Apart Hanzi
There are 8 HSK characters that contain 巴. 吧,疤,把,爸 and 爬 are phono-semantic compounds(形声字). In these 5 characters, 巴 represents pronunciations, and radicals indicate meanings.
The other two characters 色 and 肥 are exceptions. 巴 does not represent pronunciation or meaning.
bā 巴 to hope | (suffix for certain nouns) | to wish
巴 | 吧 | 疤 | 把 | 爸 | 爬 | 色 | 肥 |
1. bā 巴 to hope | (suffix for certain nouns) | to wish Radical: 巳
巴 itself is a character, it means "hope". In some words, 巴 is only used as a suffix, which has no actual meaning, such as 尾巴.
wěibā
尾巴
tail
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Nà tiáo gǒu xīngfèn de yáozhe wěibā.
那条狗兴奋地摇着尾巴。
The dog wagged its tail excitedly.
2. bā/ba 吧 bar | ...OK? | ...right? | (Onomatopoeia)crackling | (modal particle indicating polite suggestion) Radical: 口
吧 can be used at the end of a sentence to express different tones of voice, like "...OK/right?". 吧 is also a transliteration of English word "bar", such as 酒吧.
jiǔbā
酒吧
bar | pub
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Wǒmen qù le dàngdì de jiǔbā.
我们去了当地的酒吧。
We went to the local bar.
3. bā 疤 scar Radical: 疒
疤: Chinese characters with the radical 疒(nè) are often related to disease, illness or sickness.
bā
疤
scar
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Tā de gēbó shàng yǒu liǎng dào bā.
他的胳膊上有两道疤。
There are two scars on his arm.
4. bǎ/bà 把 to hold | to grasp | to contain | (a measure word) | (marker for direct-object) | to take hold of, handle Radical: 扌
The left part of 把 is the radical "hand". 把 can be used in the structure (把+object+transitive verb).
bǎwò
把握
seize | grasp | hold
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Nǐ yīnggāi bǎwò zhè cì jīhuì.
你应该把握这次机会。
You should seize this opportunity.
5. bà 爸 father | dad | pa | papa Radical: 父
The upper part of 爸 is the radical 父. When used as a radical, 父(fù) can express people or things related to adult males.
bàba
爸爸
father | dad | daddy
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Háizi shì bàba, māma de xīwàng.
孩子是爸爸, 妈妈的希望。
Child is the hope of mom and dad.
6. pá 爬 crawl | climb Radical: 爪
爬: The left part of 爬 is the radical 爪. It is used in characters to represent "hand".
páshān
爬山
climb mountains
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Wǒ hé péngyǒu qù páshānle.
我和朋友去爬山了。
My friend and I went climbing.
7. sè/shǎi 色 color | look | appearance, color | dice Radical: 色
色 is both a character and a radical. 巴 does not represent pronunciation or meaning in 色.
yánsè
颜色
color
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Měi yī zhǒng huā dū yǒu zìjǐ de yánsè.
每一种花都有自己的颜色。
Each and every one of the flowers has its own color.
8. féi 肥 loose-fitting | fat | fertile Radical: 月
肥: The left part of 肥 is the radical 月. Most of characters having the radical 月 are related to body part. The right side was miswritten as 巴 in the evolution of this character.
jiǎnféi
减肥
lose weight
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Tā wèile jiǎnféi měitiān dū pǎobù.
她为了减肥每天都跑步。
She runs every day to lose weight.
Nǐ yòu bù pàng, jiǎn shénme féi!
你又不胖，减什么肥！
You are not fat, why should you lose weight!
