Definitions

(verb) to dig; to rake up
(verb) to crawl; to climb
(verb) to steal
(verb) to peel; to skin
(verb) to pull down; to tear off

Etymology

Phonosemantic compound. represents the meaning and represents the sound.

Semantic: Phonetic:

About

The character 扒 is structured with the hand radical 扌 and the component 八, which functions as a phonetic indicator. Etymologically, this combination denotes hand-related actions associated with the pronunciations bā and pá. In earlier contexts, 扒 conveyed meanings such as digging or scraping, but its semantics later extended to include clinging or peeling for bā, while for pá, it developed senses like raking or forcibly taking. The traditional form of 扒 maintains an identical composition of these components.

Example Sentences Hide

妈妈开了香蕉。

Māma bākāile xiāngjiāo.

Mom peeled the banana.

拉了几下米饭。

Tā bāla le jǐ xià mǐfàn.

He pushed the rice around a few times.

工人开了泥土。

Gōngrén bākāile nítǔ.

The worker dug up the soil.

小心手在车上。

Xiǎoxīn páshǒu zài chē shàng.

Be careful of pickpockets on the bus.

他因窃被逮捕了。

Tā yīn páqiè bèi dàibǔle.

He was arrested for theft.

她慢慢开厚厚的积雪。

Tā mànman bākāi hòuhòu de jīxuě.

She slowly cleared away the thick snow.

开草丛后,他发现了一只小猫。

Bākāi cǎocóng hòu, tā fāxiànle yī zhǐ xiǎo māo.

After pushing aside the grass, he found a kitten.

尽管警方加强了巡逻,窃事件仍时有发生。

Jǐnguǎn jǐngfāng jiāqiángle xúnluó, páqiè shìjiàn réng shí yǒu fāshēng.

Although the police have increased patrols, thefts still occur from time to time.