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).
Definitions
- scar
Etymology & Origin
Stroke Order
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Words & Compounds
Common Compounds
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 伤疤noun | shāng bā | scar |
| 疤痕noun | bā hén | scar |
| 疮疤noun | chuāng bā | scar |
| 结疤verb | 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) |
| 好了疮疤忘了痛 | hǎo le chuāng bā wàng le tòng | see 好了傷疤忘了疼|好了伤疤忘了疼 |
| 节疤noun | jié bā | gnarl |
| 刀疤 | dāo bā | scar from a knife wound |
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.
Example Sentences
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.
在机场候机厅,几个女人把上衣撩起来一点,聊着各自的剖腹产伤疤,他也想写。
zài jī chǎng hòu jī tīng , jī gè nǚ rén bǎ shàng yī 撩 qǐ lái yī diǎn , liáo zhe gè zì de pōu fù chǎn shāng bā , tā yě xiǎng xiě .
In the airport departure lounge, a few women lifted their tops slightly and chatted about their C-section scars; he wanted to write about it, too.
轻症科学护理、重症及时就医,才能有效避免损伤加重、减少留疤风险。
qīng zhèng kē xué hù lǐ , chóng zhèng jí shí jiù yī , cái néng yǒu xiào bì miǎn sǔn shāng jiā chóng , jiǎn shǎo liú bā fēng xiǎn .
Scientific care for mild cases and prompt medical attention for severe cases are the only ways to effectively prevent the condition from worsening and reduce the risk of scarring.
主帅图赫尔赛前表示,球队会带着半决赛失利的“伤疤”前进。
zhǔ shuài tú hè ěr sài qián biǎo shì , qiú duì huì dài zhe bàn jué sài shī lì de shāng bā qián jìn .
Head coach Tuchel said before the game that the team would move forward with the "scars" from their semifinal loss.
Character Family
Semantic Family — Characters sharing the 疒 (sickness) component
Homophones — Characters pronounced bā
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