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耙

2 readings · tap one to hear it

a rake

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Strokes
10
Radical
耒 +4
Structure
Left–right 左右
Traditional
耙
Common rank
#3,032
Unicode
U+8019

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Formation & memory

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How 耙 is formed

Phono-semantic compound (形声字)

耒 meaning “plow” + 巴 sound ( bā )

Components 耒 巴

Words with 耙

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WordPinyinMeaning
倒打一耙 dào dǎ yī pá lit. to strike with a muckrake (idiom), cf Pigsy 豬八戒|猪八戒 in Journey to the West 西遊記|西游记; f…
木齿耙 mù chǐ pá a rake (with wooden teeth)
耙子 pá zi a rake
耙地 bà dì to harrow; to break the ground with a hoe
九齿钉耙 jiǔ chǐ dīng pá The Nine-Toothed Rake (weapon of Zhu Bajie 豬八戒|猪八戒[Zhu1 Ba1 jie4])
草耙 cǎo pá a rake
耙耳朵 pā ěr duo (dialect) henpecked; to be under one's wife's thumb
钉耙 dīng pá rake
粪耙 fèn pá manure rake
耲耙 huái bà a kind of harrow used in north-east China to cultivate or sow; Taiwan pr. [huai2 pa2]

Sound family

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

CharacterPinyinMeaning
巴 sound part bā to desire, to wish for
把 bǎ to grasp, to hold; to guard, to take; handle
肥 féi fat, plump, obese; fertile
爬 pá to climb, to scramble; to crawl, to creep
吧 ba emphatic final particle
芭 bā a plantain or banana palm
爸 bà father, papa
靶 bǎ target, mark
疤 bā scar, cicatrix; birthmark
琶 pá a guitar-like instrument (2)
笆 bā bamboo fence
杷 bà loquat tree; axe handle
粑 bā tsamba, flat rice cake
钯 bǎ palladium
鲃 bā shark; bonito
岜 bā rocky mountain