HSK 1

(ba): suggestion particle

ba

suggestion particle

Pinyin

ba

HSK Level

Level 1

Characters

1

English Meaning

suggestion particle

How to Write (ba)

is written in 7 strokes. Follow the stroke order below, drawing each highlighted stroke in turn.

  1. 1
  2. 2
  3. 3
  4. 4
  5. 5
  6. 6
  7. 7

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Origin of

A phono-semantic compound: 口 (mouth) carries the meaning, and 巴 hints at the pronunciation.

What is Made Of

is built from 2 components:

mouth
to desire, to wish for

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Words Using

Common Chinese words that contain :

酒吧

jiǔbā

Characters Related to

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