U+628A "把" CJK Unified Ideograph-# Unicode Character
U+628A "把" CJK Unified Ideograph-# is a Chinese character that primarily functions as a measure word for objects with handles or things that can be grasped, such as knives, keys, or chairs, and it also serves as a verb meaning "to hold" or "to grasp." In grammatical contexts, it is famously used to form the "把" (bǎ) construction, a pivotal sentence pattern in Mandarin that indicates the handling or disposal of an object by placing it before the verb, as in "把书打开" (bǎ shū dǎ kāi, meaning "open the book"). This character derives from ancient scripts, combining the hand radical (扌) with a phonetic component (巴), and it carries connotations of control or manipulation. Beyond its literal uses, "把" appears in compound words like "把握" (bǎwò, meaning "to grasp" or "certainty") and "把手" (bǎshǒu, meaning "handle" or "knob"), making it a versatile and common element in written and spoken Chinese.