帕 (pà) — (bound form) handkerchief; kerchief; headscarf (in 手帕, 头帕, etc.); (bound form) pascal (unit of pressure, abbreviation of 帕斯卡)
Definition
帕 (pà) is a bound form, not a standalone word. In everyday words it means a cloth — handkerchief in 手帕, headscarf in 头帕. In scientific terms it's the abbreviation for the pascal (pressure unit, 帕斯卡).
bound form
handkerchiefkerchiefheadscarf (in 手帕, 头帕, etc.)pascal (unit of pressure, abbreviation of 帕斯卡)
Easily confused
- 粕pòlook-alike(bound form) dregs, waste (in compounds like 糟粕)
- 帖tiēlook-alike(bound form) obedient; submissive; properly arranged
- 怕pàlook-alike(verb) to be afraid of, to fear
- 铂bólook-alikeplatinum (chemical element Pt)
- 柏bǎilook-alikecypress; cypress tree
- 拍pāilook-alike(verb) to pat, clap, slap, or strike (with the hand); to flap
Examples
- 。Tā yòng shǒu pà cā le cā hàn.He wiped his sweat with a handkerchief.
- 帕。Tā tóu shàng dài le yí kuài tóu pà.She wore a headscarf on her head.
- 帕。Zhè ge lún tāi de qì yā shì èr bǎi wǔ shí qiān pà.The tire pressure is 250 kilopascals.
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