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坝 (bà): Stroke Order, Meaning & How to Write | HSK 7-9

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1.

Animated Stroke Order 坝

Watch the stroke order, then trace it yourself.

How to write 坝 — animated stroke order

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2.

Stroke Order Diagrams 坝

坝 stroke order diagram

3.

Character Breakdown

Left-Right

坝=土earth+贝shell, currency

A dam or embankment built with earth (土) to hold back water, like a barrier (贝) — a dam or dyke.

4.

Free Printable Handwriting Practice with Stroke Order: 坝

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5.

HSK Vocabulary: 坝

HSK words that contain this character.

堤坝

dī bà

dyke, levee

6.

Example Sentences

Real-world example sentences demonstrating how 坝 is used in context

bà坝

tǐ体

xū需

yào要

dìng定

qī期

jiǎn

Information

Pinyinbà

Meaningdam

Strokes7

Radical土

Traditional壩

StructureLeft-Right

Frequency#2119

Zhuyinㄅㄚˋ

UnicodeU+575D

CangjieGHE

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检

chá查

wéi维

hù护

。

The dam body requires regular inspection and maintenance.

gōng工

rén人

men们

zhèng正

zài在

jiā加

gù固

dī堤

bà坝

。

Workers are reinforcing the embankment.

zhè这

zuò座

shuǐ水

bà坝

néng能

fā发

diàn电

fáng防

hóng洪

。

This dam can generate electricity and prevent floods.

zhè这

tiáo条

hé河

shàng上

jiàn建

le了

yí一

zuò座

dà大

bà坝

。

A large dam was built on this river.

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