叭 (bā): denote a sound or sharp noise (gunfire etc)
叭 (bā) is a Chinese character meaning “denote a sound or sharp noise (gunfire etc).” Classified as HSK Level 7-9 (HSK 3.0 Standard, CLEC 2022), it is composed of 口 (semantic) and 八 (phonetic). It ranks #2568 in character frequency (SUBTLEX-CH corpus).
Etymologically derived, 叭 mouth. Its radical form 口 (mouth) appears in many related characters such as 口 (kǒu, mouth), 叫 (jiào, to call, to be called), 右 (yòu, (bound form) right).
Definitions
- denote a sound or sharp noise (gunfire etc)
Etymology & Origin
Stroke Order
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Words & Compounds
Common Compounds
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 喇叭noun | lǎ ba | horn (automobile etc) |
| 喇叭裤noun | lǎ ba kù | flared trousers |
| 喇叭花noun | lǎ ba huā | morning glory |
| 高音喇叭noun | gāo yīn lǎ ba | tweeter |
| 低音喇叭noun | dī yīn lǎ ba | woofer |
| 叭啦狗 | bā lā gǒu | bulldog |
| 唵嘛呢叭咪吽phrase | ǎn má ní bā mī hōng | om mani padme hum (Buddhist mantra) |
| 喇叭水仙noun | lā bā shuǐ xiān | daffodil |
| 喇叭形 | lǎ ba xíng | flared |
| 伸缩喇叭 | shēn suō lǎ ba | trombone |
| 吹喇叭verb | chuī lǎ ba | (lit.) blowing the trumpet |
| 喇叭裙noun | lǎ ba qún | flared skirt |
叭 appears in 12 compound words: 8 as the first character, 42 as the last, and 50 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 叭 in natural Chinese text, ranked by NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information) — a statistical measure of association strength.
Example Sentences
他叭才很好，能言善辩，是个出色的律师。
tā bā cái hěn hǎo , néng yán shàn biàn , shì gě chū sè de lǜ shī .
He's a brilliant lawyer, eloquent and persuasive.
唯一的消遣，是房子旁边的一片紫色喇叭花。
wéi yī de xiāo qiǎn , shì fáng zǐ páng biān de yī piàn zǐ sè lā bā huā .
My only pastime was a patch of purple trumpet flowers growing next to the house.
音箱放在显示器支架上或桌面，喇叭朝前发声，声音到达的是胸口位置而非耳朵。
yīn xiāng fàng zài xiǎn shì qì zhī jià shàng huò zhuō miàn , lā bā cháo qián fā shēng , shēng yīn dào dá de shì xiōng kǒu wèi zhì ér fēi ěr duǒ .
Place the speakers on the monitor stand or on the desk, with the speakers facing forward so that the sound reaches your chest rather than your ears.
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D e n o n H o m e xì liè wú xiàn lā bā 3 lián fā ! quán xiàn shēng jí D o l b y A t m o s yīn . . .
Three new wireless speakers from the Denon Home series! The entire lineup now features Dolby Atmos...
...4月电脑新品Wi‐Fi 7路由器+桌面喇叭 加速网络提升音质必买!
. . . 4 yuè diàn nǎo xīn pǐn W i F i 7 lù yóu qì zhuō miàn lā bā jiā sù wǎng lào tí shēng yīn zhì bì mǎi !
...April's New Tech: Wi-Fi 7 Router + Desktop Speakers—A Must-Have for Faster Internet and Better Sound Quality!
四川天全喇叭河景区:游客乘坐观光车喜遇野生大熊猫
sì chuān tiān quán lā bā hé jǐng qū : yóu kè chéng zuò guàn guāng chē xǐ yù yě shēng dà xióng māo
Sichuan Tianquan Horn River Scenic Area: Tourists take a sightseeing bus to meet wild giant pandas
火车在快到交叉路口的时候减速、按喇叭。
Huǒchē zài kuài dào jiāochā lùkǒu de shíhou jiǎnsù, àn lǎba.
The train slowed and blared its horn as it approached the railway crossing.
Character Family
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