扒 (bā) — to peel, to skin (remove the outer covering); to pull down, to tear down (a building, wall, etc.); to cling to, to hold on to (while climbing)
Definition
扒 (bā) covers three distinct senses: to peel or skin (like 剥 bāo), to tear down a structure, and to cling to while climbing. Context makes the sense clear — there's no single English gloss that fits all three.
verb
to peelto skin (remove the outer covering)to pull downto tear down (a building, wall, etc.)to cling toto hold on to (while climbing)
Examples
- 扒。Tā zhèng zài bā xiāng jiāo pí.She is peeling the banana skin.
- 扒。Gōng rén bǎ jiù wéi qiáng bā diào le.The workers tore down the old wall.
- 扒。Dēng shān zhě jǐn jǐn dì bā zhe yán shí.The climber held tightly onto the rock.
Origin
Sound + meaning六书liùshū
形声xíngshēngMost characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.
扒 contains 手, a hand, showing an action done with the hand, and 八, which gives the sound.
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