pá

①To bring things together or spread them out by hand or with a rake or other tool: ~ grass.

②〈方〉to scratch with the hand; to grasp; to scratch: ~ itch.

③ pickpocketing: wallet by the thief ~ away.

④A simmering method of cooking: ~ mutton │ ~ cabbage. See also bā.

◆ Pickpocket

bā

①Grabbing at something to cling to: ~ wall ㄧ child ㄧ looking out of a car window ㄧ monkey ㄧ picking fruit from a tree branch to eat.

②Plowing; digging; tearing down: ~ soilㄧ ~ embankmentㄧ ~ the old house to build a new one.

③To move: ~ open the grass.

④To take off; to peel (bāo): to put on shoes and socks, to wade barefoot ㄧ to take off the skin of a rabbit. See also pá.