芭 (bā): an unidentified fragrant plant mentioned in the Songs of Chu 楚辭|楚辞, used in 芭蕉, used in transliteration
芭 (bā) is a Chinese character meaning “an unidentified fragrant plant mentioned in the songs of chu 楚辭|楚辞.” Classified as HSK Level 7-9 (HSK 3.0 Standard, CLEC 2022), it is composed of 艹 (semantic) and 巴 (phonetic). It ranks #2813 in character frequency (SUBTLEX-CH corpus).
Etymologically derived, 芭 plant. Its radical form 艹 (grass) appears in many related characters such as 花 (huā, flower), 茶 (chá, tea), 菜 (cài, vegetable, dish).
Definitions
- an unidentified fragrant plant mentioned in the Songs of Chu 楚辭|楚辞
- used in 芭蕉
- used in transliteration
Etymology & Origin
Stroke Order
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Words & Compounds
Common Compounds
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 芭蕾noun | bā lěi | ballet (loanword) |
| 芭蕾舞noun | bā lěi wǔ | ballet (loanword) |
| 芭芭拉proper-noun | bā bā lā | Barbara or Barbra (name) |
| 芭比noun | bā bǐ | Barbie |
| 芭拉noun | bā lā | guava (loanword from Taiwanese) |
| 芭乐noun | bā lè | guava (loanword from Taiwanese) |
| 芭菲noun | bā fēi | parfait (loanword) |
| 杰西卡·艾尔芭 | jié xī kǎ · ài ěr bā | Jessica Alba, American actress |
| 芭乐票noun | bā lè piào | (Tw) bounced check |
| 芭提雅 | bā tí yǎ | Pattaya, Thailand |
| 洁西卡·艾芭 | jié xī kǎ · ài bā | Jessica Alba, American actress |
| 水上芭蕾 | shuǐ shàng bā lěi | synchronized swimming |
| 芭乐歌noun | bā lè gē | (Tw) ballad (loanword) |
| 芭达雅 | bā dá yǎ | Pattaya or Phatthaya city in Chon Buri province of east Thailand |
| 芭拉芭拉 | bā lā bā lā | para para, a Eurobeat dance originating in Japan, with synchronized upper body movements (loanword from Japanese) |
芭 appears in 17 compound words: 82 as the first character, 12 as the last, and 6 in a middle position. Compound statistics computed from SUBTLEX-CH and HSK 3.0 vocabulary data.
Strongest Collocations
Characters that most frequently co-occur with 芭 in natural Chinese text, ranked by NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information) — a statistical measure of association strength.
Idioms & Chengyu (1)
Example Sentences
学习芭字需要反复练习，才能写得工整。
xué xí bā zì xū yāo fǎn fù liàn xí , cái néng xiě dé gōng zhěng .
Mastering the character "芭" requires repeated practice to achieve neatness.
前芭蕾舞演员赞神韵舞蹈:世界级水准!
qián bā lěi wǔ yǎn yuán zàn shén yùn wǔ dǎo : shì jiè jí shuǐ zhǔn !
Former Ballet Dancer Praises Shen Yun Dance: World-Class!
AI角色变新网红 Z世代迷虚拟人物“咖啡芭蕾舞者”爆红
A I jiǎo sè biàn xīn wǎng hóng Z shì dài mí xū nǐ rén wù kā fēi bā lěi wǔ zhě bào hóng
AI Characters Become the New Internet Sensations: Gen Z Is Obsessed with the Viral Virtual Character "Coffee Ballerina"
芭比包装盒藏芬太尼 密苏里州一折扣店急下架
bā bǐ bāo zhuāng hé zàng fēn tài ní mì sū lǐ zhōu yī zhé kòu diàn jí xià jià
Barbie Boxes Found to Contain Fentanyl; Discount Store in Missouri Rushes to Remove Them from Shelves
屏东杨忠宪芭乐爆红出现诈骗 本人强调无网路贩售
bǐng dōng yáng zhōng xiàn bā lè bào hóng chū xiàn zhà piàn běn rén qiáng diào wú wǎng lù fàn shòu
Scam Emerges Following the Viral Popularity of Yang Zhongxian’s Guavas in Pingtung; He Stresses That He Does Not Sell Online
爱买量贩芭乐12元!家乐福“青森农产”报到 顶级青...
ài mǎi liàng fàn bā lè 1 2 yuán ! jiā lè fú qīng sēn nóng chǎn bào dào dǐng jí qīng . . .
Love Buying Grocery Store: Guavas for 12 Yuan! Carrefour’s “Aomori Produce” Arrives—Top-Quality Aomori...
是阿里斯特杀了芭芭拉。
Shì ālǐsītè shā le Bābālā.
It was Alister who killed Barbara.
芭芭拉昨天考驾照考得怎样？
Bābālā zuótiān kǎo jiàzhào kǎo de zěnyàng?
How did Barbara's driving test go yesterday?
芭蕉是最伟大的诗人。
Bājiāo shì zuì wěidà de shīrén.
Basho was the greatest poet.
Character Family
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