把 bǎ hold

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Stroke order

把 is written in 7 strokes.

把 — the Chinese character for hold (bǎ), stroke diagram — Stroke diagram for 把 — hold

把

Senses

to hold; to grasp
to hold a baby in position to help it urinate or defecate
handlebar
classifier: handful, bundle, bunch
classifier for things with handles

How 把 is used

把 fronts the object: 把 + OBJECT + VERB — moves the object ahead of the verb (把书给我).

Example sentences

请把门打开。Qǐng bǎ mén dǎkāi.Please open the door.
把书给我。Bǎ shū gěi wǒ.Give me the book.

Related words

把 is pronounced bǎ and means “hold”.

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