爬 (pá): To crawl — Stroke Order & Writing Guide

HSK 3.0Vocab 3 Recognition 3

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Character Breakdown

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爬=爪claw+巴snake

Claws (爪) grip the ground as a snake (巴) moves — to crawl or climb slowly.

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HSK Vocabulary: 爬

HSK words that contain this character.

爬山

pá shān

to climb hills/mountains

HSK 3

Example Sentences

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

zhōu周

mò末

wǒ我

men们

yì一

qǐ起

qù去

pá爬

shān山

ba吧

。

Let's go mountain climbing together this weekend.

yīng婴

ér儿

zhèng正

zài在

dì地

bǎn板

shàng上

pá爬

xíng

xiǎo小

hái孩

zi子

xǐ喜

huan欢

zài在

dì地

shàng上

pá爬

wǒ我

měi每

tiān天

pá爬

lóu楼

tī梯

duàn锻

liàn炼

shēn

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The baby is crawling on the floor.

Little children like to crawl on the ground.

I climb stairs every day to exercise.

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Same Radical

Characters with radical "爪".

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