靶 (bǎ): target, mark

靶 (bǎ) is a Chinese character meaning “target.” Classified as HSK Level 7-9 (HSK 3.0 Standard, CLEC 2022), it is composed of 革 (semantic) and 巴 (phonetic). It ranks #2850 in character frequency (SUBTLEX-CH corpus).

Etymologically derived, 靶 leather. Its radical form 革 (leather) appears in many related characters such as 鞋 (xié, shoe), 革 (gé, animal hide), 靴 (xuē, boots).

Native pronunciation
HSK 7-9Radical: 革 leather13 strokesFrequency #2850革 semantic巴 phonetic

Definitions

  1. target
  2. mark

Etymology & Origin

靶

pictophoneticleather

Decomposition: ⿰革巴 (layout: left-right)

Components:革semantic巴phonetic

Stroke Order

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Words & Compounds

Common Compounds

WordPinyinMeaning
靶子bǎ zitarget
靶场bǎ chǎngshooting range
打靶dǎ bǎtarget shooting
靶机bǎ jītarget drone
脱靶tuō bǎto miss the target (when shooting)
活靶子huó bǎ zilive target
靶向药bǎ xiàng yào(medicine) targeted drug
靶心bǎ xīncenter of target
抄靶子chāo bǎ zi(dialect) to do a body search
靶船bǎ chuántarget ship
靶纸bǎ zhǐtarget sheet
胸靶xiōng bǎchest silhouette (used as a target in shooting practice)
箭靶jiàn bǎarchery target
13
Total compounds
54
As first character
31
As last character
15
As middle character

靶 appears in 13 compound words: 54 as the first character, 31 as the last, and 15 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 靶 in natural Chinese text, ranked by NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information) — a statistical measure of association strength.

脱tuō
0.5463,330 co-occurrences
沉chén
0.4381,626 co-occurrences
向xiàng
0.4196,102 co-occurrences
舰jiàn
0.4131,512 co-occurrences
箭jiàn
0.409852 co-occurrences
肿zhǒng
0.404204 co-occurrences
拖tuō
0.399468 co-occurrences
标biāo
0.3982,027 co-occurrences
胞bāo
0.3971,002 co-occurrences
药yào
0.391834 co-occurrences

Example Sentences

AI-Generated

学习靶字需要反复练习，才能写得工整。

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

Mastering the target character requires repeated practice to achieve neat handwriting.

SmzdmApr 2026

胆固醇难降,磷虾油靶向调理,血管干净少负担

dǎn gù chún nán jiàng , 磷 xiā yóu bǎ xiàng diào lǐ , xiě guǎn gān jìng shǎo fù dān

Cholesterol is hard to lower, but krill oil targets the issue, keeping your blood vessels clean and reducing the burden on your body.

UdnnewsindexFeb 2026

......高恶性度淋巴癌治疗难度高 可采双标靶+化疗

. . . . . . gāo è xìng dù lín bā ái zhì liáo nán dù gāo kě cǎi shuāng biāo bǎ huà liáo

...... High-grade lymphoma is difficult to treat, and dual-target + chemotherapy can be used

Character Family

革 Radical Family — Characters sharing the leather radical

鞋xié鞭biān靴xuē鞠jū革gé

Related Characters

鞋xié革gé靴xuē鞠jū鞭biān

Homophones — Characters pronounced bǎ

把bǎ吧ba爸bà芭bā八bā巴bā叭bā

Frequently Asked Questions

What does 靶 (bǎ) mean in Chinese?
靶 (bǎ) primarily means "target." It is classified as HSK Level 7-9, making it an expert-level character. It ranks #2850 in character frequency.
What's the difference between 靶 and 爬?
靶 (bǎ) and 爬 (pá) are often confused. confusable. The key distinguishing feature: 革 vs 爪 (same 巴 component).
How many strokes does 靶 have?
靶 is written with 13 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 靶?
The radical associated with 靶 is 革 (leather). This radical appears in many characters related to leather.
What are the components of 靶?
靶 is composed of: 革 (semantic), 巴 (phonetic). Its IDS decomposition is ⿰革巴 with a left-right layout. Understanding the components helps with both memorization and recognizing related characters.
What are common words containing 靶?
Common words with 靶 include: 靶子 (bǎ zi, "target"); 靶场 (bǎ chǎng, "shooting range"); 打靶 (dǎ bǎ, "target shooting"); 靶机 (bǎ jī, "target drone"); 脱靶 (tuō bǎ, "to miss the target (when shooting)"). There are over 13 compound words containing this character.
What characters sound the same as 靶 (bǎ)?
Several characters share the pronunciation bǎ: 把 (to hold, measure word), 吧 (suggestion particle), 爸 (father), 芭 (an unidentified fragrant plant mentioned in the Songs of Chu 楚辭|楚辞), and 3 more. Context and tones help distinguish between them in speech and writing.
Is 靶 the same in simplified and traditional Chinese?
Yes, 靶 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.