帕 (pà) - A piece of cloth, kerchief, handkerchief & also used as a transliteration syllable.

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pà ｜ 8 strokes ｜ radical: 巾

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帕 · pà

A piece of cloth, kerchief, handkerchief;

also used as a transliteration syllable.

A piece of cloth, kerchief, handkerchiefalso used as a transliteration syllable.

Usage highlights

HandkerchiefHeadscarfNapkinPajamasPascalPakistan

Synonyms

Usage & contexts

Examples

  • She wiped her face with a handkerchief (手帕).
  • He wore a headscarf (头帕).
  • Please pass me a napkin (餐帕).
  • This is a Tibetan prayer scarf (哈达, also transliterated as Khata).

Collocations

  • Handkerchief(手帕)
  • Headscarf(头帕)
  • Napkin(餐帕)
  • Pajamas(睡衣, though 帕 is not used, it shares the sound)
  • Pascal(unit of pressure, 帕斯卡)
  • Pakistan(巴基斯坦)

Idioms

  • None directly featuring 帕 as a core character in common idioms.

Cultural background

FAQ
  • Historically used for cloth items like scarves and kerchiefs.
  • In modern Chinese, frequently used in transliterations of foreign words and names (e.g., 帕斯卡 for Pascal, 巴基斯坦 for Pakistan).

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