摆

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to arrange; to exhibit; to move to and fro; a pendulum

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Formation & memory

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Phono-semantic compound (形声字)

扌 meaning “hand” + 罢 sound ( bà )

Components 扌罢

put in order · Heisig RSH #1914

fingers + 罢 cease

Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.

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

Word	Pinyin	Meaning
摆了一道	bǎi le yī dào	to play tricks on; to make a fool of
打摆子	dǎ bǎi zi	(coll.) to suffer from malaria
摆门面	bǎi mén miàn	to keep up appearances; to put up a front
正经八摆	zhèng jīng bā bǎi	variant of 正經八百\|正经八百[zheng4 jing1 ba1 bai3]
摆事实讲道理	bǎi shì shí jiǎng dào lǐ	present the facts and reason things out
摆花架子	bǎi huā jià zi	lit. to arrange a shelf of flowers; superficial display (idiom)
明摆着	míng bǎi zhe	evident; clear; undoubted
摆乌龙	bǎi wū lóng	to mess sth up; to screw up
摆子	bǎi zi	malaria
大摇大摆	dà yáo dà bǎi	to strut; swaggering
摆动	bǎi dòng	to sway; to swing; to move back and forth; to oscillate
摆手	bǎi shǒu	to wave one's hand; to gesture with one's hand (beckoning, waving good-bye etc); to swing …
下摆	xià bǎi	hem of a skirt; shirt tail
平摆	píng bǎi	yawing (of a boat)
摆出	bǎi chū	to assume; to adopt (a look, pose, manner etc); to bring out for display
摆平	bǎi píng	to be fair; to be impartial; to settle (a matter etc)
摇摆不定	yáo bǎi bù dìng	indecisive; wavering
摆架子	bǎi jià zi	to put on airs; to assume great airs
东摇西摆	dōng yáo xī bǎi	(idiom) to sway from side to side; unsteady; (idiom) indecisive; hesitant
摆样子	bǎi yàng zi	to do sth for show; to keep up appearances