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霸 - bà

rule by might rather than right

rule by might rather than right

How to read 霸

Click 霸 to hear Mandarin pronunciation. Use the example words before memorizing it in isolation.

Hanzi
Traditional
Pinyin
Englishrule by might rather than right
Radical hint

Short sentences you can say today

霸主 is a common expression. I can make a sentence with 霸占. Please read 霸凌 one more time.

Common words with this character

a powerful chief of the princes of the Spring and Autumn Period; overlord; hegemon
to occupy by force; to seize; to dominate
bullying
to use one's power and influence to take another man's wife for oneself

Mistake warning

Do not memorize 霸 only as an isolated symbol. Read it inside words like 霸主 and 霸占 first, then come back to the single-character pronunciation.

Original example sentence

I am learning the character 霸.