1. to hold; to grasp
2. to hold a baby in position to help it urinate or defecate
3. handlebar
4. classifier: handful, bundle, bunch
5. classifier for things with handles
6. (used to put the object before the verb: 把 bǎ + {noun} + {verb})

1. (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) alternative form of 爬 (pá, “to scratch”)
2. a surname
3. alternative form of 爬 (pá, “to scratch”)

1. oneself
2. one's own

1. mountain pass
2. to close; to shut; to turn off
3. to confine; to lock (sb) up; to shut (sb in a room, a bird in a cage etc)
4. to concern; to involve

1. to exist; to be alive
2. (of sb or sth) to be (located) at
3. (used before a verb to indicate an action in progress)

1. house
2. room
3. branch of an extended family
4. classifier for family members (or concubines)

classifier: 間

1. lining
2. interior
3. inside
4. internal
5. also written 裏 lǐ

1. li, ancient measure of length, approx. 500 m
2. neighborhood
3. ancient administrative unit of 25 families
4. (Tw) borough, administrative unit between the township 鎮 zhèn and neighborhood 鄰 lín levels