叭 bā trumpet
How to remember 叭: 口 mouth + 八 eight = trumpet. My neighbour presses his mouth to the mouthpiece at eight every morning and wakes the whole street with his trumpet.
Component breakdown
叭 = 口 mouth + 八 eight
- 口 mouth
- 八 eight
My neighbour presses his mouth to the mouthpiece at eight every morning and wakes the whole street with his trumpet.
How it is used
- Bound to 喇叭 (lǎba): a horn/trumpet, and by extension a car horn or loudspeaker - 按喇叭 (àn lǎba) to honk.
- Purely a sound/component character; it doesn't stand alone.
- Also mimics a snapping sound, as in 叭的一声 with a crack.