犮 (bá) - To pull up & to uproot

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bá ｜ 5 strokes ｜ radical: 犬

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犮 · bá

To pull up;

to uproot;

to pull out;

to remove;

also used as a phonetic component in characters.

To pull upto uprootto pull out

Usage highlights

As a component in 拔As a component in 跋As a component in 魃As a component in 茇As a component in 绂

Synonyms

  • 拔— to pull out, uproot

Antonyms

  • 植— to plant
  • 种— to sow, plant

Usage & contexts

Examples

  • To pull up weeds (拔草).
  • The character 拔 (bá, to pull out) contains 犮 as a component.
  • In ancient texts, 犮 can mean to uproot or remove.

Collocations

  • bá, to pull out(As a component in 拔)
  • As a component in 跋(bá,跋涉 travel跋)
  • As a component in 魃(bá, drought demon 旱魃)
  • As a component in 茇(bá,草根 root)
  • As a component in 绂(fú,丝带 ribbon)

Idioms

  • Not directly used in common idioms, but appears as a component in idioms containing characters like 拔(e.g., 拔苗助长)

Cultural background

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  • Primarily functions as a phonetic component in modern Chinese, contributing sound to characters like 拔, 跋, 魃.
  • Its original meaning relates to the action of pulling or uprooting, connected to agricultural or physical labor.

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