Memory phrase for the character: 芭

芭

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Meaning

banana

Pronunciation

bā

Explanation

 Top: plant 艹, bottom: to hope 巴 (Behind the doorknob 巴 you may hope.)

Mnemonic
 
The plant you are hoping for is: The banana.

Radicals

艹 grass, plantGrass or a rapid growing plant in general. It shows two plants growing through the ground, and is a simple variation of 艸.
巴 to hope, long forActually a slumped person 巴 is shown. But the explanations use it as "doorknob". This free interpretatin is based on the character: 把 (bǎ, bà), which is in combination of a hand 扌 and means: doorknob.




 Vocabulary

芭蕾舞 bā lěi wǔ  ballet
芭蕾舞 bā lěi wǔ  
芭蕾 bā lěi  ballet (loanword)
芭蕾 bā lěi  

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