耙

bà, pá
巴 + 耒

Definitions

bà a hoe; to harrow
pá a rake

Etymology

Phonosemantic compound. 耒 represents the meaning and 巴 represents the sound.

Semantic: 耒 Phonetic: 巴

About

耙 is a phono-semantic compound with the semantic radical 耒 (plow) on the left, grounding it in agricultural tools, and the phonetic component 巴 on the right, indicating its pronunciation. As a noun, it means a rake or harrow used to break soil and gather materials. As a verb, it describes the action of leveling ground or raking debris. Its structure reflects its practical role in cultivation, connecting the tool to the essential farming tasks of preparing and maintaining soil.

Example Sentences Hide

农民用耙子整理土地。

Nóngmín yòng pázi zhěnglǐ tǔdì.

The farmer uses a rake to tidy the land.

他正在耙地上的树叶。

Tā zhèngzài pá dìshàng de shùyè.

He is raking the leaves on the ground.

耙和锹都是花园工具。

Pá hé qiāo dōu shì huāyuán gōngjù.

Rakes and shovels are both garden tools.

秋天时，我们需要耙集院子里的落叶。

Qiūtiān shí, wǒmen xūyào pájí yuànzi lǐ de luòyè.

In autumn, we need to rake up the fallen leaves in the yard.

使用耙子可以轻松地将土壤耙平。

Shǐyòng pázi kěyǐ qīngsōng de jiāng tǔrǎng pá píng.

Using a rake can easily level the soil.

爷爷教我如何用耙子耙松菜园里的土。

Yéye jiào wǒ rúhé yòng pázi pá sōng càiyuán lǐ de tǔ.

Grandpa taught me how to use a rake to loosen the soil in the vegetable garden.

如果你不耙掉这些杂草，它们会越长越多。

Rúguǒ nǐ bù pá diào zhèxiē zácǎo, tāmen huì yuè zhǎng yuè duō.

If you don't rake away these weeds, they will grow more and more.

农业机械中的旋转耙能高效地破碎土块。

Nóngyè jīxiè zhōng de xuánzhuǎn pá néng gāoxiào de pòsuì tǔkuài.

The rotary harrow in agricultural machinery can efficiently break up clods of soil.

Related Characters

Component: 巴

把 色 吧 巴 爸 爬 肥 疤 芭 邑 靶 琶 笆 粑

Component: 耒

耗 耕 耘 耦 耨 诔 耪 耜 耧 耱 耖 耩 耢 耥

Example Words

钉耙 倒打一耙 耙子 耙耳朵