Memory phrase for the character: 扒

扒

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Meaning to cling to, hold on to, push aside, strip off, rake up

Pronunciation

bā, pá

Explanation

Left: hand 扌, right: eight 八, (here variant of: grab/catch 抓 [The hand 扌 as a claw 爪 for: grabbing or arresting]

Mnemonic
 
The hand is claw-like for: clinging or holding.

Radicals

扌 hand
爪 claw
八 eight
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 Vocabulary

扒开 bā kāi  to push aside
谨防扒手 jǐn fáng pá shǒu  Be on guard against pickpockets!; Beware of thieves!
绷扒吊拷 bèng pá diào kǎo  to strip, tie up, hang and beat sb, an ancient torture technique
绷扒吊拷 bèng pá diào kǎo  

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