耙 (pá) is a Chinese character meaning “rake”. It is written from 耒 (plough (ancient wooden plough)) and 巴 (to cling to; (transliteration syllable ba)), side by side, and takes 10 strokes.
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Structure
耒 + 巴
Left–right structure
- 耒 plough (ancient wooden plough) · lěi meaning
- 巴 to cling to; (transliteration syllable ba) · bā sound
Structure from: 现代字形构形：左耒（农具义）右巴（表音），按 hanzi-writer-data 笔画核验（耒6 + 巴4 = 10 笔）；部首据 Unicode Unihan/康熙部首 耒部
Memory aid
耒 on the left is a farm tool. 巴 on the right sounds like bā — close to pá. A farm tool whose name sounds like 巴: the rake, 耙.
This is a memory aid, not the historical origin.
Stroke order
10 strokes
In real words
- 钉耙dīng párake (with iron teeth)耙 = pá
- 耙子pá zirake耙 = pá
Go deeper
All readings
rake
rake; to rake (hay, leaves, soil)
一种有齿、带长柄的农具，用来聚拢或摊开柴草、谷物，平整土地；也指用耙子搂。 — studyhanzi 编写
Words with this reading
- 钉耙dīng párake (with iron teeth)耙 = pá
- 耙子pá zirake耙 = pá
Rare readings, not taught: bà
Sound component
巴 family onset shift
Stroke data: hanzi-writer-data (Arphic Public License) · licenses & attributions
Questions people ask about this character
What does 耙 mean?
耙 (pá) means rake; to rake (hay, leaves, soil).
How do you pronounce 耙?
It is pronounced pá.
What parts is 耙 made of?
耒 (plough (ancient wooden plough)) and 巴 (to cling to; (transliteration syllable ba)), side by side. The recorded source is: 现代字形构形：左耒（农具义）右巴（表音），按 hanzi-writer-data 笔画核验（耒6 + 巴4 = 10 笔）；部首据 Unicode Unihan/康熙部首 耒部. Components are the building blocks of the shape; the radical used for dictionary lookup is a separate thing.
How many strokes does 耙 have?
10. You can watch the stroke order on this page, or trace it yourself.
What is the radical of 耙?
耒. The radical is how the character is filed in a dictionary — it is not the whole story of how the character is built.
What words use 耙?
Common ones are 钉耙 and 耙子. The reading of 耙 is not the same in every word, so each word on this page shows which reading applies.