芭蕾 (bā lěi) — ballet

Definition

noun
ballet
Measure word ·

Examples

  • 芭蕾
    Tā měi zhōu qù shàng liǎng cì bā lěi kè.
    He goes to ballet class twice a week.
  • 芭蕾
    Zhè bù bā lěi zuò pǐn fēi cháng yōu měi.
    This ballet work is very elegant.
  • 芭蕾
    Guān zhòng men dōu bèi jīng cǎi de bā lěi biǎo yǎn gǎn dòng le.
    The audience was moved by the wonderful ballet performance.

Origin

Characters in this word

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
Written in full ascǎograss
Sound part声符shēngfú
Same sound today

芭 pairs 艹, the grass top, with 巴 below to supply the sound.

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No reliable origin is recorded for this character.

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