把握 bǎwò▶ เข้าใจ, จับ

Stroke order

把握 is written in 19 strokes across 2 characters.

• 把 — 7 strokes
• 握 — 12 strokes

Senses

1. to grasp (also fig.)
2. to seize
3. to hold
4. assurance
5. certainty
6. sure (of the outcome)

Related words

• 掌握นาย, อาจารย์, ผู้เชี่ยวชาญ
• 握手การจับมือ
• 把关รักษาช่องทาง
• 把手ลูกบิด; ปุ่ม
• 把ถือ, จับ

把握 is pronounced bǎwò and means “เข้าใจ, จับ”. HSK 5 is where this word sits in the Hanyu Shuiping Kaoshi, the exam used to grade Chinese proficiency. Reading 把握 and remembering it are not the same achievement: the first fades within days unless the second is practised. LexiTrail times each review to the edge of forgetting, which is where a repetition is worth the most.