爬 pá to crawl; to climb; to get up or sit up
Made up of [爪 zhuǎ claw , 巴 bā to long for; to wish; to cling to ]Made with 8 strokes.
The 'claw' radical gives idea of slowly creeping and 'ba' the rough phonetic
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Also uses 巴 bā component: 爸 bà (father) 把 bǎ (to hold) 吧 bā (supposition or suggestion)
Different tone
怕 pà (to be afraid)Pronunciation
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