1. 把
  2. 持

把

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  • 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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持

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  • 357th most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.06% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 73 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
持→
扌寺
2Radical
持→
扌hand土earth寸thumb
3Graphical
持→
亅二一丨一𠂇亅丶

Pinyin & Meaning

1. chí (chi2)to hold • to grasp • to support • to maintain • to persevere • to manage • to run (i.e. administer) • to control

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for 持 chí (chi2)The component 寺 is pronounced as 'sì' (si4). It has the same pinyin final.

Example Words

Common

坚持 (堅持)
支持 

Uncommon

主持 
主持人 
保持 
持续 (持續)
维持 (維持)

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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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