Read Edit View history 芭 bā HSK7 plantain or banana palm Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents Phonosemantic compound. 艹 represents the meaning and 巴 represents the sound. Components 艹 艹 Meaning component cao, cǎo grass 艹 is a component form of 艸. 巴 巴 Sound component ba, bā to wish Historical Pronunciations Middle ChineseOld ChineseZhengzhangpraːUnicodeba Sources Readings & variants Unicode Historical pronunciations Zhengzhang Shangfang