靶

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target; mark

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Formation & memory

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Phono-semantic compound (形声字)

革 meaning “leather” + 巴 sound ( bā )

Components 革巴

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

Word	Pinyin	Meaning
活靶子	huó bǎ zi	live target; target (of criticism etc)
靶向药	bǎ xiàng yào	(medicine) targeted drug
靶子	bǎ zi	target
靶心	bǎ xīn	center of target; bull's eye
靶机	bǎ jī	target drone
打靶	dǎ bǎ	target shooting
靶场	bǎ chǎng	shooting range; range
抄靶子	chāo bǎ zi	(dialect) to do a body search; to frisk
靶船	bǎ chuán	target ship
胸靶	xiōng bǎ	chest silhouette (used as a target in shooting practice)
靶纸	bǎ zhǐ	target sheet
脱靶	tuō bǎ	to miss the target (when shooting); (genome editing) off-target (as in "off-target mutatio…
箭靶	jiàn bǎ	archery target; (fig.) target of criticism, pressure, attack or blame

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

Character	Pinyin	Meaning
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
耙	pá	to rake
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