摆

bǎi

hem (at the bottom of a garment)

hand (扌) + sound (罢) = the hem you spread with your hands

The hand radical anchors the meaning: a hem is the part of a garment you handle or spread outward with your hands. 罢 contributes the sound bǎi and does not carry semantic weight here.

扌+罢→摆
扌HandSemantic
罢StopPhonetic

这条裙子的摆太长了,需要剪短一点。

zhè tiáo qún zi de bǎi tài cháng le, xū yào jiǎn duǎn yī diǎn。

the hem of this skirt is too long and needs to be cut a bit shorter.

她把大衣的摆往上折了一圈,看起来更好看。

tā bǎ dà yī de bǎi wǎng shàng zhé le yī quān, kàn qǐ lái gèng hǎo kàn。

she folded the hem of the coat up one turn, and it looked nicer.

Words with 摆

摆弄

bǎi nòng

to move back and forth

摆设

bǎi shè

to set out

摆设

bǎi she

ornament

大摇大摆

dà yáo dà bǎi

to strut

钟摆

zhōng bǎi

pendulum

摆线

bǎi xiàn

cycloid

铺摆

pū bǎi

to display (goods)

双摆

shuāng bǎi

double pendulum (math.)

显摆

xiǎn bai

(coll.) to show off

下摆

xià bǎi

hem of a skirt

停摆

tíng bǎi

(of a pendulum) to stop swinging

傅科摆

fù kē bǎi

Foucault's pendulum

More characters with 扌

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