杷

bà / pá
noun

Meanings

  1. 1 a harrow (farm tool for breaking up and leveling soil)
  2. 2 handle or shaft (of an axe etc.)
  3. 3 to harrow

Examples

HSK 7-9
Nóngfū yòng bà bǎ tǔkuài nòng suì.
The farmer used a harrow to break up the soil clods.
HSK 7-9
Lí wán dì, háiyào bà píng.
After plowing, you still have to harrow and level the field.

Tips

usage
The 杷 reading names a harrow, the farm tool used after plowing to crush clods and level a field (also written 耙). This is unrelated to the 杷 reading found in 枇杷 (loquat).

Components

radical
木 mù
tree; wood
The tree radical on the left. In the 杷 reading the loquat is a fruit tree; in the 杷 reading the harrow is a wooden tool - either way 木 supplies the meaning.
phonetic
巴 bā
to cling to (phonetic)
Supplies the sound. Standalone 巴 gives the close readings pá and bà; it carries no meaning into 杷.

Stroke Order

杷 bà