Pinyin Syllable
Chinese characters pronounced pa
Learn common Chinese characters pronounced pa, including 怕 pà, 爬 pá, 帕 pà. Compare tones, meanings, traditional forms, words, and example sentences.
How to Pronounce This Syllable
For pa, push a small puff of air on p, join it to a, and hold the tone over the whole syllable.
Initial p
Start the syllable on the initial p, then run straight into the final a — keep them joined instead of sounding out separate English letters.
Final a
Settle the final a into a steady mouth shape first, then lay the tone on top.
Study Tip
Start with the most common characters (怕 pà, 爬 pá, 帕 pà) and lock in their tones. 3 common characters share the sound pa, so lean on words to tell the rest apart.
Learn by Tone
pa turns up here with 2 different tones; a change of tone usually means a different character, so the groups below are split by tone.
2nd tone
Taking the 2nd tone here: 爬 (1 in total). Lock this tone in your ear before the meaning.
4th tone
Taking the 4th tone here: 怕, 帕 (2 in total). Lock this tone in your ear before the meaning.
Common Words With This Sound
Seeing pa inside whole words makes it clear which character is meant — here are common ones.
Characters
3 common characters in this group.