• 470th most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.05% to your reading coverage
  • 2 dictionary entries
  • Appears in 13 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
2Radical
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. (ba1)bar (serving drinks, or providing internet access etc) • to puff (on a pipe etc) • onomat. bang
2. ba (ba5)(modal particle indicating suggestion or surmise) • ...right? • ...OK? • ...I presume.

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for (ba1)The component is pronounced as '' (ba1). It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.
2. Pronunciation clue for (ba1)The component is pronounced as '' (ya4). It has the same pinyin final.
3. Pronunciation clue for ba (ba5)The component is pronounced as '' (ba1). It has the same pronunciation as the character, but differs on tone.
4. Pronunciation clue for ba (ba5)The component is pronounced as '' (ya4). It has the same pinyin final.

Example Words

Common

酒吧 

Uncommon

网吧 (網吧)

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Decomposition Levels:
Level 1 - Once: Only divided once. So only two components.
Level 2 - Radical: Radical Decomposition. The character gets decomposed into its lowest radical components. For the complete list visit the Radical wikipedia page.
Level 3 - Graphical: Graphical Decomposition. Shows all the strokes & lowest level of components that make up the character.
If you see questions marks or too many "block" characters, especially when it comes to level 3 decomposition you might need the correct font.