(bǎi) - to place, to arrange, to put, to sway in Mandarin
bǎiTraditional: 擺
Translation
to place, to arrange, to put, to sway
Word origin
A phono-semantic compound with 扌 (the hand radical) as the meaning element and 罢 (bà) as the phonetic, pointing to an action done with the hand such as setting things out.
- Origin
- phono-semantic
- Root
- 扌 (shǒu, hand) + 罢 (bà, phonetic)
Stroke order
摆
Examples
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She placed the flowers on the table.
齐。
Please arrange the books neatly.
菜。
The table was laid out full of dishes.
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He waved his hand for us to be quiet.
口。
Many goods are set out in front of the shop.
摆 (bǎi) means to place or arrange objects, especially to lay them out tidily, and also to sway or wave. The hand radical signals that it is an action performed by hand.
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