疤 (bā): scar

疤 (bā) is a Chinese character meaning “scar.” Classified as HSK Level 7-9 (HSK 3.0 Standard, CLEC 2022), it is composed of 疒 (semantic) and 巴 (phonetic). It ranks #3084 in character frequency (SUBTLEX-CH corpus).

Etymologically derived, 疤 sickness. Its radical form 疒 (illness) appears in many related characters such as 病 (bìng, illness), 痛 (tòng, pain), 医 (yī, medicine).

Native pronunciation
HSK 7-9Radical: 疒 illness9 strokesFrequency #3084疒 semantic巴 phonetic

Definitions

  1. scar

Etymology & Origin

疤

pictophoneticsickness

Decomposition: ⿸疒巴 (layout: surround-from-upper-left)

Components:疒semantic巴phonetic

Stroke Order

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Words & Compounds

Common Compounds

WordPinyinMeaning
伤疤shāng bāscar
疤痕bā hénscar
疮疤chuāng bāscar
结疤jié bāto form a scar
好了伤疤忘了疼hǎo le shāng bā wàng le téngto forget past pains once the wound has healed (idiom)
好了疮疤忘了痛hǎo le chuāng bā wàng le tòngsee 好了傷疤忘了疼|好了伤疤忘了疼[hao3 le5 shang1 ba1 wang4 le5 teng2]
节疤jié bāgnarl
刀疤dāo bāscar from a knife wound
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Total compounds
13
As first character
63
As last character
25
As middle character

疤 appears in 8 compound words: 13 as the first character, 63 as the last, and 25 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 疤 in natural Chinese text, ranked by NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information) — a statistical measure of association strength.

痕hén
0.7165,577 co-occurrences
刀dāo
0.5252,088 co-occurrences
疙gē
0.48660 co-occurrences
脸liǎn
0.459234 co-occurrences
伤shāng
0.4561,032 co-occurrences
留liú
0.3971,210 co-occurrences
斜xié
0.362180 co-occurrences
腥xīng
0.36142 co-occurrences
揭jiē
0.354180 co-occurrences
赤chì
0.344252 co-occurrences

Example Sentences

AI-Generated

学习疤字需要反复练习，才能写得工整。

xué xí bā zì xū yāo fǎn fù liàn xí , cái néng xiě dé gōng zhěng .

You need to practice writing the character "疤" repeatedly to write it neatly.

Character Family

疒 Radical Family — Characters sharing the illness radical

癌ái痹bì病bìng痴chī疵cī瘩dá疯fēng疙gē痕hén痪huàn

Related Characters

病bìng痛tòng医yī疗liáo瘦shòu疯fēng疲pí症zhèng疾jí疼téng

Homophones — Characters pronounced bā

芭bā

Frequently Asked Questions

What does 疤 (bā) mean in Chinese?
疤 (bā) primarily means "scar." It is classified as HSK Level 7-9, making it an expert-level character. It ranks #3084 in character frequency.
What's the difference between 疤 and 肥?
疤 (bā) and 肥 (féi) are often confused. confusable. The key distinguishing feature: 疒 vs 月 (same 巴 component).
How many strokes does 疤 have?
疤 is written with 9 strokes. The correct stroke order matters for recognition and handwriting speed — practice with the animated guide above to build proper technique.
What is the radical of 疤?
The radical associated with 疤 is 疒 (illness). This radical appears in many characters related to illness.
What are the components of 疤?
疤 is composed of: 疒 (semantic), 巴 (phonetic). Its IDS decomposition is ⿸疒巴 with a surround-from-upper-left layout. Understanding the components helps with both memorization and recognizing related characters.
What are common words containing 疤?
Common words with 疤 include: 伤疤 (shāng bā, "scar"); 疤痕 (bā hén, "scar"); 疮疤 (chuāng bā, "scar"); 结疤 (jié bā, "to form a scar"); 好了伤疤忘了疼 (hǎo le shāng bā wàng le téng, "to forget past pains once the wound has healed (idiom)"). There are over 8 compound words containing this character.
What characters sound the same as 疤 (bā)?
Several characters share the pronunciation bā: 芭 (an unidentified fragrant plant mentioned in the Songs of Chu 楚辭|楚辞). Context and tones help distinguish between them in speech and writing.
Is 疤 the same in simplified and traditional Chinese?
Yes, 疤 is written the same way in both simplified and traditional Chinese.

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Character data sourced from Unihan (Unicode Consortium), SUBTLEX-CH frequency corpus (Cai & Brysbaert, 2010), and Make Me a Hanzi (stroke data). Collocation strength measured via NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information). Verified by the HanziFeed linguistics team.

HSK classification follows the HSK 3.0 Standard (Center for Language Education and Cooperation, CLEC, 2022 revision). Idiom data from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).

Data last verified: March 2026.