1. 把
  2. 妹

把

Previous (长)Next (机)
  • 110th most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.18% to your reading coverage
  • 2 dictionary entries
  • Appears in 63 words
  • Component in 1 character

Decomposition

1Once
把→
扌巴
2Radical
把→
扌hand丨lineNo glyph available丨line乚second
3Graphical
把→
亅二丨匚丨乚

Pinyin & Meaning

1. bǎ (ba3)to hold • to contain • to grasp • to take hold of • handle • particle marking the following noun as a direct object • classifier for objects with handle • classifier for small objects: handful
2. bà (ba4)handle

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for 把 bǎ (ba3)The component 巴 is pronounced as 'bā' (ba1). It has the same pronunciation as the character, but differs on tone.
2. Pronunciation clue for 把 bǎ (ba3)The component 乚 is pronounced as 'yà' (ya4). It has the same pinyin final.
3. Pronunciation clue for 把 bà (ba4)The component 巴 is pronounced as 'bā' (ba1). It has the same pronunciation as the character, but differs on tone.
4. Pronunciation clue for 把 bà (ba4)The component 乚 is pronounced as 'yà' (ya4). It has the same pinyin final.

Appears In

把 also appears in:
筢

Example Words

Common

把握 

Uncommon

个把 (個把)
把妹 
把手 
把持 
把柄 
把玩 
把门 (把門)
拖把 
火把 

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妹

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Previous (违)Next (浪)
  • 1183rd most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 32 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
妹→
女未
2Radical
妹→
女woman木tree一one
3Graphical
妹→
㇛一丿一丨八一

Pinyin & Meaning

1. mèi (mei4)younger sister

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for 妹 mèi (mei4)The component 未 is pronounced as 'wèi' (wei4). It has the same pinyin final.
2. Pronunciation clue for 妹 mèi (mei4)The component 木 is pronounced as 'mù' (mu4). It has the same pinyin initial.

Example Words

Common

妹妹 

Uncommon

妹子 
姐妹 
学妹 (學妹)
小妹 
表妹 

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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.
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