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峇

bā

Character

What 峇 means

1. (used in transliteration)

Other readings

峇 is 多音字 — it is read more than one way, and the reading changes the meaning.

• kēcave
• kècave; cavern; also pr. kē

Words starting with 峇

• 峇厘Bā líBali (island province of Indonesia) (Singapore, Malaysia)
• 峇里Bā lǐBali (island province of Indonesia) (Tw)
• 峇拉煎bā lā jiān(loanword) belachan (South-East Asian condiment made from fermented shrimp paste)
• 峇峇娘惹Bā bā Niáng rěPeranakan Chinese (Baba-Nyonya), an ethnic group of Chinese residing in the Malay…

Characters built on 合

These share the phonetic component 合 (hé), which is why their readings rhyme. Learning them as a family is far cheaper than learning them one at a time.

• 拿náto hold; to seize; to catch
• 哈hā(interj.) ha!; (onom. for laughter); (slang) to be infatuated with; to adore
• 答dáto answer; to reply; to respond
• 铪hāhafnium (chemistry)
• 荅dāvariant of 答

Characters that look like 峇

Easy to confuse on sight. Compare them side by side once and the pair stops costing you.

• 届jièto arrive at (place or time); period; to become due
• 罢bàto stop; to cease; to dismiss
• 姿zībeauty; disposition; looks
• 耍shuǎto play with; to wield; to act (cool etc)
• 荟huìto flourish; luxuriant growth
• 昙tándark clouds

Sounds the same

Read bā, tone for tone, but written differently.

• 八eight
• 巴to long for; to wish; to cling to
• 叭denote a sound or sharp noise (gunfire etc)
• 扒to peel; to skin; to tear
• 疤scar; scab
• 芭an unidentified fragrant plant mentioned in the Songs of Chu 楚辞; used in 芭蕉…
• 吧bar (loanword) (serving drinks, or providing Internet access etc)…
• 笆an article made of bamboo strips; fence
• 粑a round flat cake (dialect)
• 鲃used in 鲃鱼
• 〨numeral 8 in the Suzhou numeral system 苏州码子
• 丷"eight" component in Chinese characters; old variant of 八