吧

· ·biā

(modal particle indicating suggestion or surmise); ...right?; ...OK?; ...I presume.

7 strokes Dict coverage rank #2,148 U+5427

Phono-semantic compound (形声字)

口 (semantic, “mouth”) + 巴 (phonetic, bā)

components: 口巴

bar · Heisig RSH #1329

口 mouth + mosaic

Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.

Phonetic series: characters sharing the sound component 巴

Siblings built with the same phonetic component 巴 (bā) — compare how they read:

Character	Pinyin	Meaning
巴 sound component	bā	to desire, to wish for
把	bǎ	to grasp, to hold; to guard, to take; handle
肥	féi	fat, plump, obese; fertile
爬	pá	to climb, to scramble; to crawl, to creep
芭	bā	a plantain or banana palm
爸	bà	father, papa
靶	bǎ	target, mark
耙	pá	to rake
疤	bā	scar, cicatrix; birthmark
琶	pá	a guitar-like instrument (2)
笆	bā	bamboo fence
杷	bà	loquat tree; axe handle
粑	bā	tsamba, flat rice cake
钯	bǎ	palladium
鲃	bā	shark; bonito
岜	bā	rocky mountain

Word	Pinyin	Meaning
阿西吧	ā xī ba	aw, fuck! (loanword from Korean 아! 씨발!)
迪斯科吧	dí sī kē bā	discotheque
吧托女	bā tuō nǚ	scam girl; woman who lures men to an exorbitantly priced bar 酒吧[jiu3 ba1]
大氧吧	dà yǎng bā	source of oxygen (of forests and nature reserves); (cliché) lungs of the planet
你看着办吧	nǐ kàn zhe bàn ba	You figure it out for yourself.; Do as you please.
吧主	bā zhǔ	message board moderator or administrator
吧台	bā tái	counter of a bar (pub)
吧女	bā nǚ	barmaid
网吧	wǎng bā	Internet café
酒吧	jiǔ bā	bar (place to buy drinks); CL:家[jia1]
省省吧	shěng sheng ba	(coll.) Don't waste your breath.; Save it!
吧务	bā wù	forum manager
吧托	bā tuō	scam girl; woman who lures men to an exorbitantly priced bar 酒吧[jiu3 ba1]
迪吧	dí bā	disco (coll.); diva (loanword)
爆吧	bào bā	spam flooding
泡吧	pào bā	to spend time in a bar (alcohol, Internet etc); to go clubbing
歇了吧	xiē le ba	(dialect) give me a break!; forget about it!
贴吧	Tiē bā	Baidu Tieba, lit. "Baidu Post Bar", a Chinese online forum hosted by Baidu Inc.
摸吧	mō bā	touch bar (hostess bar that allows physical contact)
吧啦吧啦	bā lā bā lā	(loanword) blah blah blah