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 handSimplification of this hand 手
爪 claw
八 eightThe eight 八 can probably be understood as two hands with outstretched fingers, but without the thumbs, which adds up to eight.




 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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