巴 (ba) means "to hope for / bar / crust" in Chinese. It has 4 strokes with the radical 己, and is HSK Level 4. Difficulty: 2.7/5.
to hope for / bar / crust
The character 巴 (ba) is written with 4 strokes. Follow the standard Chinese stroke order: top to bottom, left to right, outside before inside. The radical 己 is one of its key components.
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巴 is pronounced ba in Mandarin Chinese. It means to hope for / bar / crust.
This is a polyphonic character with readings: ba, bā.
As an HSK Level 4 character, 巴 is an intermediate-level character.
我们坐巴士去。
wǒ men zuò bā shì qù
We go by bus.
闭上你的嘴巴。
bì shàng nǐ de zuǐ bā
Shut your mouth.
小狗在摇尾巴。
xiǎo gǒu zài yáo wěi ba
The puppy is wagging its tail.
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