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

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HSK 3.0Vocab 3 Recognition 3

1.

Animated Stroke Order 爬

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2.

Stroke Order Diagrams 爬

3.

Character Breakdown

Left-Right

爬

爪zhuǎ · claw

巴bā · tail

爬=

4.

Printable Writing Worksheet: 爬

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5.

How to Use 爬

Common word with 爬

One common HSK word with 爬 is 爬山, meaning "to climb hills/mountains".

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6.

Example Sentences

zhōu周

mò末

wǒ我

men们

yì一

qǐ起

qù

爪zhuǎ · claw

+巴bā · tail

pá爬

shān山

to climb hills/mountains

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行

。

The baby is crawling on the floor.

xiǎo小

hái孩

zi子

xǐ喜

huan欢

zài在

dì地

shàng上

pá爬

。

Little children like to crawl on the ground.

Qì气

wēn温

zài在

xià下

wǔ午

huì会

pá爬

shēng升

dào到

sān三

shí十

dù度

。

The temperature will climb to 30 degrees in the afternoon.

xī蜥

yì蜴

shì是

yī一

zhǒng种

pá爬

chóng虫

。

Lizards are a type of reptile.

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Characters with radical "爪".

爪zhuǎclaw, talon, nail of an animal or bird

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

Animated Stroke Order 爬

Stroke Order Diagrams 爬

Character Breakdown

Printable Writing Worksheet: 爬

How to Use 爬

Common word with 爬

Example Sentences

HSK (3.0) Level 3

Same Sound

Same Radical

Related Characters

HSK (3.0) Level 3

Same Sound

Same Radical