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[1] [v] grasp; seize; manipulate [2] [n] handle; hold; grip [3] [n] bundle; bunch [4] [classifier] for sth in a bunch with a handle, e.g. straw, flowers, key, knife, scissors, umbrella [5] [classifier] handful of (tears, sweat, earth, fire) [6] [classifier] for sth abstract, e.g. age, effort, efficiency [7] [prep] used before a direct object and a verb often carrying the sense of disposal | [粵] 將 [8] [v] guard; watch; keep under surveillance [9] [v] chain; lock; hold in place [10] [n] [archaic] sworn brotherhood [11] [adj] odd, or so; more or less Additional PoS:      Show all nouns that can use this classifier Stroke count: 7
Level: 2
Radical: 扌 (#64)
This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese. |
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一把
jat1 baa2 = handful
冧把
lam1 baa2 = number 粵
大把
daai6 baa2 = a lot; many 粵
掃把
sou3 baa2 = broom 粵
掃把星
sou3 baa2 sing1 = comet; harbinger of bad luck
得把聲
dak1 baa2 seng1 = all talk and no action 粵
把戲
baa2 hei3 = acrobatics; tricks
把手
baa2 sau2 = handle; grip; knob
把握
baa2 ngaak1 = [1] hold [2] certainty
把柄
baa2 beng3 = handle; excuse See all 56 compounds (CantoDict reports 58 compounds in total, but some may be Common Formations) |
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Showing 10 of 12 examples containing 把
一粒荔枝三把火。 粵
A lychee carries 'three fire'. [This references the Chinese concept of 'internal body heat' - '熱氣'. Lychees are said to be a very '熱氣' kind of fruit and this may be said with the term 'three fire'.]
佢用把刀插入個員工 粵
He used a knife to stab the worker. [lit. he use [counter] knife enter-in [counter] worker. Std. Chinese: 他用一把利刀刺入一位員工] Legend 國 : This term is used in Mandarin/Standard written Chinese, not Cantonese. 粵 : This term is used in Cantonese, not Mandarin/Standard written Chinese. No icon: This term is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese. |
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Decimal representation of this word: 把
Unicode code for this character: U+628a (off-site link)
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Decimal representation of this word: 把
Unicode code for this character: U+628a (off-site link)
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