to crawl

to climb; to get up or sit up

claws (爪) + sound (巴) = to crawl or climb

爪 depicts a downward-reaching claw or hand, evoking the grasping motion of crawling on all fours. 巴 contributes the sound pá and does not carry meaning here.

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Words with 爬

攀爬

pān pá

to climb

连滚带爬

lián gǔn dài pá

(idiom) stumbling and crawling; scrambling; frantically trying to escape

人往高处爬,水往低处流

rén wǎng gāo chù pá , shuǐ wǎng dī chù liú

see 人往高處走,水往低處流|人往高处走,水往低处流[ren2 wang3 gao1 chu4 zou3 , shui3 wang3 di1 chu4 liu2]

吃里爬外

chī lǐ pá wài

to work against the interests of sb one derives support from

摸爬滚打

mō pá gǔn dǎ

to go through challenging experiences

爬上

pá shàng

to climb up

爬升

pá shēng

to rise

爬山

pá shān

to go for a hike (esp. in the hills or mountains)

爬山涉水

pá shān shè shuǐ

to climb mountains and wade rivers (idiom); fig. to make a long and difficult journey

爬山虎

pá shān hǔ

Boston ivy or Japanese creeper (Parthenocissus tricuspidata)

爬格子

pá gé zi

(oral) to write (esp. for a living)

爬梳

pá shū

to comb through (historical documents etc); to unravel

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