WHOLE CHARACTER
爬
to crawl on hands and feet (of people and insects); to climb (爬山,爬升); to scratch (爬痒)
爬 is to climb or crawl: 爬山 'climb a mountain', 爬行 'to crawl'.
ZDIC: 形声，从爪、巴声.
Character Familiesleft / right
爬
to crawl on hands and feet (of people and insects); to climb (爬山,爬升); to scratch (爬痒)
爬 is to climb or crawl: 爬山 'climb a mountain', 爬行 'to crawl'.
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WHOLE GLYPH & STRUCTURE
left / right
ZDIC: 形声，从爪、巴声.
MEANING: THE CLAW SIDE (ZDIC 从爪)
爪
Notice this part of the shape; it is not taught as a separate word in this lesson.
In 爬: meaning: the claw side (ZDIC 从爪) Claws and paws do the crawling.
OLD SOUND SIDE: 巴 (BĀ)
巴
cling to; hope for; a surname
Sound clue in 爸 and 吧.
In 爬: old sound side: 巴 (bā) pá shares the final -a; the initials differ in aspiration (b/p) — a historical sound side, not a close modern hint.
Tone 2
- to crawl on hands and feet (of people and insects)
- to climb (爬山,爬升)
- to scratch (爬痒)
- 爬山to climb a mountain
- 爬行to crawl; to creep
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