杷

pá / bà
noun

Meanings

  1. 1 used in 枇杷 (loquat)

Examples

HSK 4
Wū qián zhǎng zhe yī kē pípá shù.
There is a loquat tree growing in front of the house.
HSK 7-9
枇杷酸甜,初夏成熟。
Pípá suāntián, chūxià chéngshú.
Loquats are sweet and sour, and ripen in early summer.

Tips

usage
Read 杷, the character is bound - it appears only in 枇杷 (loquat). The same character has a separate reading 杷, a farm tool for breaking up and leveling soil; that sense is unrelated to the fruit.

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 pá