巴
Character
Ba, a state during the Zhou dynasty (in present-day Chongqing and the eastern part of Sichuan)
Meaning
bā
ba1- Ba, a state during the Zhou dynasty (in present-day Chongqing and the eastern part of Sichuan) CC-CEDICT
- the east of Sichuan and Chongqing Municipality CC-CEDICT
- (bound form) abbr. for 巴勒斯坦 (Bā lè sī tǎn) (Palestine), 巴基斯坦 (Bā jī sī tǎn) (Pakistan) or 巴西 (Bā xī) (Brazil) CC-CEDICT
- to long for CC-CEDICT
- to wish CC-CEDICT
- to cling to CC-CEDICT
- to stick to CC-CEDICT
- sth that sticks CC-CEDICT
- close to CC-CEDICT
- next to CC-CEDICT
- spread open CC-CEDICT
- informal abbr. for bus 巴士 (bā shì) CC-CEDICT
- bar (unit of pressure) CC-CEDICT
- nominalizing suffix on certain nouns, such as 尾巴 (wěi ba), tail CC-CEDICT
- surname Ba CC-CEDICT
Stroke order
All 4 strokes
Speed
Practice writing 巴
Draw “巴” here — the faint guide shows its shape.
Example sentences
我想去巴西玩。
wǒ xiǎng qù bā xī wán
I want to go to Brazil for fun.
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他是巴基斯坦人。
tā shì bā jī sī tǎn rén
He is from Pakistan.
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我巴不得明天就去。
wǒ bā bu dé míng tiān jiù qù
I really wish I could go tomorrow.
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Words with 巴
See all 399 →巴士bā shìbus; a big road vehicle that carries many peopleWordHSK 4巴不得bā bu deto want something very much, so much you cannot wait for itWordHSK 7–9
巴东bā dōngBadong, a county in Enshi Tujia and Miao Autonomous Prefecture 恩施土家族苗族自治州 (Ēn shī Tǔ jiā zú Miáo zú Zì zhì zhōu), HubeiSee 巴东县WordUnreviewed
巴中bā zhōngBazhong, prefecture-level city in Sichuan Province 四川省 (Sì chuān Shěng)See 巴中市WordUnreviewed
巴乌bā wūbawu, a free reed wind instrument shaped like a flute and played transversally, associated particularly with minority cultures of YunnanWord巴仙bā xiān(Singapore) (loanword) percentWord巴以bā yǐPalestinian-Israeli (relations)Word巴先bā xiān(Singapore) (loanword) percentWord巴利bā lìthe Pali language or, more broadly, the scriptural and literary tradition of Theravada BuddhismWord巴刹bā shābazaar (loanword)Word巴力bā lìBaal, god worshipped in many ancient Middle Eastern communitiesWord