CHARACTERS / BA

“ba” is 12 characters.

Chinese has many characters with the same sound. The tone and the shape tell them apart.

  1. 八bāeightHSK 1 · TONE 1
  2. 爸bàfatherHSK 1 · TONE 4
  3. 吧bābar (loanword) (serving drinks, or providing Internet access etc)HSK 2 · TONE 1
  4. 把bǎto holdHSK 3 · TONE 3
  5. 巴bāto long forHSK 5 · TONE 1
  6. 叭bādenote a sound or sharp noise (gunfire etc)HSK 6 · TONE 1
  7. 坝bà(used in place names) plainHSK 6 · TONE 4
  8. 扒bāto peelHSK 6 · TONE 1
  9. 拔báto pull upHSK 6 · TONE 2
  10. 疤bāscarHSK 6 · TONE 1
  11. 罢bàto stopHSK 6 · TONE 4
  12. 霸bàhegemonHSK 6 · TONE 4