Dong Chinese dictionary

bā, pá

scratch

Phonosemantic compound. 扌 represents the meaning and 八 represents the sound.

Components

扌 Meaning component

shou, shǒu

hand

扌 is a component form of 手.

八 Sound component

bā

eight

Definitions

bā

scratch; dig up; crawl; crouch; to peel; to skin; to tear; to pull down; to cling to (sth on which one is climbing); to dig

pá

to rake up; to steal; to braise; to crawl

Most common words with 扒

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