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Chinese Character/Word:

Definition(s) for: 把手

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
把手 bǎ shǒu - to shake hands
把手 bǎ shou - handle
- grip
- knob

List Ranking:

Where rank 1 is most common, and higher numbers are less common.

HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2022) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo
6 7 9,116 7,469 4,749

Individual Character Breakdown:

Simp Pinyin Eng
- to hold; to grasp
- to hold a baby in position to help it urinate or defecate
- handlebar
- classifier: handful, bundle, bunch
- classifier for things with handles
- (used to put the object before the verb: 把[ba3] + {noun} + {verb})
- handle
shǒu- hand
- (formal) to hold
- person engaged in certain types of work
- person skilled in certain types of work
- personal(ly)
- convenient
- classifier for skill
- CL:雙|双[shuang1],隻|只[zhi1]

Other Words Containing 把手

Sorted by the 'SUBTLEX-CH' rank because that seems like the most reliable. Words without a SUBTLEX-CH rank are ignored for being too rare.

Word HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2022) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo
把手 6 7 9,116 7,469 4,749
二把手 - - 25,075 56,485 56,162
一把手 - 9 27,248 13,039 23,451