HSK 3 · Actions with Hands

把

bǎ

(measure word for handles); to hold

Stroke order of 把

把 is written with 7 strokes. Watch the animation, then try writing it yourself.

Memory trick

A hand '扌' grabs a snake '巴' and holds it firmly.

Parts: 扌 hand + 巴 (sound component; snake pictograph)

Example sentence

请把门关上。

Please close the door.

Words with 把

把握to grasp; certainty

More words: Actions with Hands

拍to pat; to take (a photo)抓to grab; to catch 抓住to catch hold of 把握to grasp; certainty 推动to push; to promote 推广to spread; to popularize 推进to push forward 压to press 压力pressure 解开to untie; to undo 配to match; to go with 修to repair; to build 订to book; to subscribe

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