帕 (pà): to wrap, kerchief, handkerchief
帕 (pà) is a Chinese character meaning “to wrap.” Classified as HSK Level 7-9 (HSK 3.0 Standard, CLEC 2022), it is composed of 巾 (structural) and 白 (structural). It ranks #1509 in character frequency (SUBTLEX-CH corpus).
Etymologically derived, 帕 a scarf 巾 used to maintain a girl's purity 巾. Its radical form 巾 (cloth) appears in many related characters such as 师 (shī, teacher), 帮 (bāng, to help), 常 (cháng, always).
Definitions
- to wrap
- kerchief
- handkerchief
Etymology & Origin
ideographicA scarf 巾 used to maintain a girl's purity 巾
Decomposition: ⿰巾白 (layout: left-right)
Stroke Order
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Words & Compounds
Common Compounds
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 帕特里克 | pà tè lǐ kè | Patrick (name) |
| 手帕 | shǒu pà | handkerchief |
| 卡帕 | kǎ pà | kappa (Greek letter Κκ) |
| 帕斯卡 | pà sī kǎ | Pascal (name) |
| 帕金森 | pà jīn sēn | (name) Parkinson |
| 帕丽斯·希尔顿 | pà lì sī · xī ěr dùn | Paris Hilton |
| 帕特丽夏 | pà tè lì xià | Patricia |
| 帕西 | pà xī | Parsi |
| 帕斯 | pà sī | Perth, capital of Western Australia |
| 斯帕斯基 | sī pà sī jī | Spassky (name) |
| 帕尼尼 | pà ní ní | (loanword) panini |
| 埃尔帕索 | āi ěr pà suǒ | El Paso, Texas |
| 圣帕特里克 | shèng pà tè lǐ kè | Saint Patrick |
| 拉斯帕尔马斯 | lā sī pà ěr mǎ sī | Las Palmas, Spain |
| 帕瓦罗蒂 | pà wǎ luó dì | Luciano Pavarotti (1935-2007), Italian operatic tenor |
帕 appears in 67 compound words: 67 as the first character, 10 as the last, and 22 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 帕 in natural Chinese text, ranked by NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information) — a statistical measure of association strength.
Idioms & Chengyu (6)
Example Sentences
帕字的写法很特别，让我印象深刻。
pà zì de xiě fǎ hěn tè bié , ràng wǒ yìn xiàng shēn kè .
The way the character "帕" is written is quite unique and has left a deep impression on me.
超越翡翠岛:圣帕特里克的凯尔特精神与大西洋海岸
chāo yuè 翡 cuì dǎo : shèng pà tè lǐ kè de kǎi ěr tè jīng shén yǔ dà xī yáng hǎi àn
Beyond the Emerald Isle: The Celtic Spirit of St. Patrick and the Atlantic Coast
踢帕娱乐全新短剧《危城兄弟》3月开镜!陈峻廷...
tī pà yú lè quán xīn duǎn jù wēi chéng xiōng dì 3 yuè kāi jìng ! chén jùn tíng . . .
Kick Pa Entertainment's new short drama "Dangerous City Brothers" will start filming in March! Chen Junting...
渲染“婚姻恐惧”? 脱口秀又出事,小帕遭微博禁言
渲 rǎn hūn yīn kǒng jù ? tuō kǒu xiù yòu chū shì , xiǎo pà zāo wēi bó jīn yán
Rendering "marriage fear"? The talk show had another accident, and Xiao Pa was banned from Weibo
维族美女脱口秀演员“小帕”遭禁言 贴文被指“渲染婚育焦虑”
wéi zú měi nǚ tuō kǒu xiù yǎn yuán xiǎo pà zāo jīn yán tiē wén bèi zhǐ 渲 rǎn hūn yù jiāo lǜ
Uyghur beauty talk show actor "Xiao Pa" was banned from posting accused of "exaggerating marriage and childbearing anxiety"
“氛围编程”命名人卡帕西:智能体会干活之后,编程已是天翻地覆
fēn wéi biān chéng mìng míng rén kǎ pà xī : zhì néng tǐ huì gān huó zhī hòu , biān chéng yǐ shì tiān fān dì fù
Kapathi, the name of "atmosphere programming": After the intelligent experience worked, programming has been turned upside down
阿萨伊是一种产自巴西帕拉州的浆果。
ā Sà yī shì yīzhǒng chǎn zì Bāxī pà lā zhōu de jiāngguǒ.
Acai is a berry that comes from the state of Pará, Brazil.
這是去帕克里奇的巴士？
Zhè shì qù pà kè lǐ qí de bāshì?
Is this the bus for Park Ridge?
请问这个手帕多少钱？
Qǐngwèn zhège shǒupà duōshao qián?
How much is this handkerchief?
弗兰克·兰帕德传球给贝克汉姆，贝克汉姆射门，球进了！
Fúlánkè · lán pà dé chuánqiú gěi Bèikèhànmǔ, Bèikèhànmǔ shèmén, qiú jìn le!
Frank Lampard passed the ball to Beckham. Beckham kicked the ball and scored!
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