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bar

HSK 1
ba
ハ、ヘ
Phonosemantic compound. 口 represents the meaning and 巴 represents the sound.
Components
mouth+ crust =
bar
Meaning component
kǒu mouth
Phonetic component
crust
greatly desire, anxiously hope
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Notes
Chinese
[bā]
bar (loanword) (serving drinks, or providing Internet access etc); to puff (on a pipe etc); (onom.) bang; abbr. for 貼吧|贴吧[tiē​bā]
[ba]
(modal particle indicating suggestion or surmise); ...right?; ...OK?; ...I presume.
[biā]
(onom.) smack!
Example Sentences