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The character 扒 (bā or pá) is a versatile action verb meaning to pull out, strip off, dig up, or climb by holding on. It is a phono-semantic compound: the hand radical 扌(shǒu) on the left indicates the meaning, a physical action performed by the hand or arm, while the numeral 八 (bā) on the right provides the pronunciation. The character’s two pronunciations distinguish between actions like stripping or digging (bā) and climbing or pulling oneself up (pá).
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妈妈扒开了香蕉。
他扒拉了几下米饭。
工人扒开了泥土。
小心扒手在车上。
他因扒窃被逮捕了。
她慢慢扒开厚厚的积雪。
扒开草丛后，他发现了一只小猫。
尽管警方加强了巡逻，扒窃事件仍时有发生。