■ radical

bā

to desire

How it’s built

Pictograph of a person grabbing something with their hand.

Through the ages

Oracle bone script

Seal script

Appears in

Characters that use 巴 as a component, most common first.

把bǎto grasp 吧bāemphatic final particle 爸bàfather 爬páto climb 肥féifat 疤bāscar 芭bāa plantain or banana palm 靶bǎtarget 琶páa guitar-like instrument (2)笆bābamboo fence 耙bàto rake

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