noun HSK 7-9 #6,161

Measure Word

一把

Meanings

  1. 1 saw (tool)
  2. 2 to saw; to cut with a saw

Examples

Tāyòng jù bǎ mùtou jù chéng liǎng bàn.
He used a saw to cut the wood in half.
Zhè bǎ jù hěn fēnglì, xiǎoxīn shǐyòng.
This saw is very sharp; use it carefully.

Tips

memory
has the metal radical on the left (it's a metal tool) and (jū) on the right as the phonetic component.

Components

radical
jīn
metal (radical form)
Left metal radical — simplified form of , the indexing radical. Marks as a forged metal tool. Anchors the family of metal implements alongside (nail), (hammer), (lock), (needle) — the radical alone tells you instantly the entry is metalwork.
phonetic
to dwell (here phonetic)
Right supplies the sound (jū → jù, only tone differs). The dwelling meaning of doesn't carry — pure phonetic shell. Same key serves the same sound family in (jù, according to). Compact PSC: metal radical + jù-phonetic = saw.

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