CHARACTERS / BA
“ba” is 12 characters.
Chinese has many characters with the same sound. The tone and the shape tell them apart.
- 八bāeightHSK 1 · TONE 1
- 爸bàfatherHSK 1 · TONE 4
- 吧bābar (loanword) (serving drinks, or providing Internet access etc)HSK 2 · TONE 1
- 把bǎto holdHSK 3 · TONE 3
- 巴bāto long forHSK 5 · TONE 1
- 叭bādenote a sound or sharp noise (gunfire etc)HSK 6 · TONE 1
- 坝bà(used in place names) plainHSK 6 · TONE 4
- 扒bāto peelHSK 6 · TONE 1
- 拔báto pull upHSK 6 · TONE 2
- 疤bāscarHSK 6 · TONE 1
- 罢bàto stopHSK 6 · TONE 4
- 霸bàhegemonHSK 6 · TONE 4