巴 bā to long for; to wish; to cling to


Used as component 巴 in :吧 bā ; 把 bǎ ; 爸 bà ; 爬 pá
Made with 4 strokes.

Considered to be derived from picture of a large snake, became 'open hand' from similar character

Sounds same

八 bā (eight) ; 吧 bā (supposition or suggestion)

Different tone

把 bǎ (to hold) ; 爸 bà (father)

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Proverbs

哑巴吃饺子,心里有数 yǎ ba chī jiǎo zi, xīn lǐ yǒu shù When someone understands the situation without needing to say anything