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耙

pá
noun #31,945

Meanings

  1. 1 rake (n.)
  2. 2 to rake (v.)
  3. 3 (read bà) harrow / to harrow

Examples

他用耙把落叶耙到一起。
Tā yòng pá bǎ luòyè pá dào yìqǐ.
He raked the fallen leaves into a pile with a rake.
猪八戒的武器是九齿钉耙。
Zhū Bājiè de wǔqì shì jiǔ chǐ dīngpá.
Zhu Bajie's weapon is the nine-toothed rake.

Tips

usage
Two readings: 耙 pá = a rake (the leaf-collecting / hay-gathering hand tool) and the verb 'to rake'; 耙 bà = a harrow (the tractor-pulled tool that breaks up soil) and the verb 'to harrow'. CC-CEDICT separates them into 耙 [pá] /a rake/ and 耙 [bà] /a hoe; to harrow/.
culture
The most famous 耙 in Chinese culture is 九齿钉耙 (jiǔ chǐ dīngpá, 'nine-toothed iron rake') — the signature weapon of 猪八戒 (Zhu Bajie / Pigsy) in 《西游记》 (Xī Yóu Jì, Journey to the West). It was a parting gift from the Jade Emperor when Pigsy was Marshal of the Heavenly Reeds, before being banished to earth.

Stroke Order

耙 pá