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笆 卩 ⿴⺒丨
Mandarin
ba1
English
Definitions
to hope; suff. for certain nouns; Pakistan; to wish; Palestine; Palestinean; Pascal; Pakistani; Palestinian; anxiously hope; greatly desire
Etymology
Notes
A kneeling figure 卩 with something suspended from the arms: perhaps indicating reaching for what one hopes for