Learn Chinese Characters

Meaning

handkerchief

Chinese: 手帕,也常见于音译名。

Hear the Four Tones

The same syllable “pa” becomes a different word in each tone. 帕 is the 4th tone. Tap any tone to hear a native voice and see its pitch shape.

Stroke Order

Tap Animate to watch the strokes in order, or Practice to trace it yourself.

Common Words

  • 手帕shǒu pàhandkerchief
  • 帕能pà néngphanaeng (also spelled "panang") (type of Thai curry) (loanword)
  • 帕子pà zikerchief; handkerchief; headscarf
  • 百帕bǎi pàhectopascal (hPa), unit of atmospheric pressure
  • 千帕qiān pàkilopascal (kPa, unit of pressure)

Example Sentence

她从口袋里拿出一块手帕擦汗。Tā cóng kǒu dài lǐ ná chū yí kuài shǒu pà cā hàn.She took a handkerchief out of her pocket to wipe sweat.

shecóngfrom口袋kǒu dàipocketinside拿出ná chūto take out一块yí kuàia piece手帕shǒu pàhandkerchiefto rubhànperspiration