霸 bà — hegemon, dominate · English

霸

bà

hegemon, dominate

At a glance · 霸

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Evolution of the glyph

Five stages, from a sketch of the real object to regular script — tap a stage, drag the timeline, or play the animation.

Object sketchBefore writing · drawing what was seen
Oracle boneShang dynasty · c. 1300–1046 BCE
Seal scriptQin dynasty · 221–206 BCE
Clerical scriptHan dynasty · 206 BCE–220 CE
Regular scriptWei–Jin to Tang · c. 3rd–9th century CE

Object sketchBefore writing · drawing what was seenOracle boneShang dynasty · c. 1300–1046 BCESeal scriptQin dynasty · 221–206 BCEClerical scriptHan dynasty · 206 BCE–220 CERegular scriptWei–Jin to Tang · c. 3rd–9th century CE

⚠ Some ancient forms are not attested：oracle bone form、seal script form。No excavated oracle bone / seal artifact is attested for this character yet; we leave it blank rather than fabricate.

小篆从雨� attracted声（䨣），形声字，本指每月初始的阴魄（后作「魄」），引申为诸侯之长。隶楷作「霸」。

What the sketch shows

Origins & notes

「霸」本指月始生魄，后指称雄的诸侯之长。

Structure

形声字，雨为意符，𩃞（䨣）为声符。

At a glance

Pinyinbà

Radical雨

Strokes21

UnicodeU+9738

Character type形声

Theme政事

Six languages, one character

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English hegemon, dominate A hegemonic lord; to dominate.

Français hégémon, dominer Un seigneur hégémonique; dominer.

Español hégemon, dominar Un señor hegemónico; dominar.

العربية زعيم، يسود زعيم أو يسود ويُهيمن.

Русский гегемон, господствовать Гегемон; господствовать, доминировать.

Common words

霸bàhegemon
霸权bà quánhegemony

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