癹 (bá) - To stumble & to trip

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bá ｜ 9 strokes ｜ radical:

傲不

癹 · bá

To stumble;

to trip;

to fall down.

An archaic character rarely used in modern Chinese.

To stumbleto tripto fall down. An archaic character rarely used

Usage highlights

to stumble and fallstumbling blockto trip overuneven and prone to stumbling

Synonyms

  • 跌— to fall, to stumble
  • 绊— to trip over
  • 摔倒— to fall down

Antonyms

  • 立— to stand
  • 稳— stable, steady

Usage & contexts

Examples

  • He stumbled on the uneven path (他在不平的路上癹倒了).
  • The character 癹 is rarely seen in modern texts (癹字在现代文本中很少见).
  • Ancient texts sometimes use 癹 to describe falling (古籍有时用癹描述跌倒).

Collocations

  • to stumble and fall(癹倒)
  • stumbling block(癹石)
  • to trip over(癹跤)
  • uneven and prone to stumbling(不平易癹)

Cultural background

FAQ
  • An archaic character found primarily in classical texts.
  • Its usage has been largely supplanted by more common characters like 跌 or 绊 in modern language.

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