叭

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denote a sound or sharp noise (gunfire etc)

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Formation & memory

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Phono-semantic compound (形声字)

口 meaning “mouth” + 八 sound ( bā )

Components 口八

trumpet · Heisig RSH #1501

八 eight + 口 mouth

Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.

The most common words first — learning a character in context makes it stick.

Word	Pinyin	Meaning
高音喇叭	gāo yīn lǎ ba	tweeter
低音喇叭	dī yīn lǎ ba	woofer
喇叭水仙	lā bā shuǐ xiān	daffodil
喇叭花	lǎ ba huā	morning glory
喇叭形	lǎ ba xíng	flared; funnel-shape; trumpet-shape
肉喇叭	ròu lǎ ba	(derog.) person who acts as a mouthpiece for others
叭啦狗	bā lā gǒu	bulldog
伸缩喇叭	shēn suō lǎ ba	trombone
吹喇叭	chuī lǎ ba	(lit.) blowing the trumpet; (fig.) to praise sb; (slang) to give a blowjob
喇叭裤	lǎ ba kù	flared trousers; bell-bottomed pants
喇叭裙	lǎ ba qún	flared skirt
喇叭	lǎ ba	horn (automobile etc); loudspeaker; brass wind instrument; trumpet; suona 鎖吶\|锁呐[suo3 na4]
唵嘛呢叭咪吽	ǎn má ní bā mī hōng	om mani padme hum (Buddhist mantra)

Characters sharing the sound component 八 — compare how they read.

Character	Pinyin	Meaning
八 sound part	bā	eight; all around, all sides
办	bàn	to set up; to manage, to run; to deal with, to handle
扒	bā	to scratch, to dig up; to crouch, to crawl
趴	pā	prone, lying down, leaning over