土
Primary radical
土 is the Unicode primary radical used to organise 坝.
CHINESE CHARACTER
坝 (bà): Meaning, Words & Stroke Order
bà
embankment; damHSK 7-97 strokes
LEARNING CONNECTIONS
贝
Phonetic component
贝 is recorded as the sound-side component in this pictophonetic analysis.
STROKES · 7
PRACTISE WRITING →Write 坝 in 7 steps.
Each square adds one stroke in the standard writing order.
LEARN THIS CHARACTER IN CONTEXT
Vocabulary with 坝
Examples using 坝
这个水坝给我们提供水和电。
Zhè ge shuǐ bà gěi wǒ men tí gōng shuǐ hé diàn。This dam supplies us with water and electricity.
FAQ
What does 坝 (bà) mean in Chinese?
embankment; dam
How do you write 坝 in stroke order?
坝 has 7 strokes. Follow the animated stroke-order sequence above, then practise it on the writing page.
What is the radical of 坝?
土 is the radical in 坝. It can provide a meaning-side clue.
What are common words with 坝?
坝 (bà): (used in place names) plain; flatland; (dialect) sandbar; shoal; dam; dike; embankment; 堤坝 (dībà): dam; dike.