| bā | to hold on to/to cling to/to dig up/to rake/to push aside/to climb/to pull out/to strip off |
| pá | climb/crawl/snatch |
| 扒 | to hold on to to cling to to dig up |
| 扒住 | to hold on to; to cling to |
| 扒头儿 | handhold (to pull oneself up) |
| 扒带 | To pirate a copyrighted tape casette. |
| 扒开 | to push aside |
| 扒手 | pickpocket |
| 扒拉 | to push lightly to flick to one side to get rid of |
| 扒搂 | to pile together to cram food into one's mouth (with chopsticks) to eat fast |
| 扒灰 | incest between father-in-law and daughter-in-law |
| 扒犁 | sledge also written 爬犁 |
| 扒皮 | to exploit to take advantage of |
| 扒窃 | to steal to pick pockets to frisk |
| 扒粪 | muckraking to stir up scandal to expose (corruption) |
| 扒糕 | buckwheat pudding (snack of buckwheat noodles with sauce) |
| 扒车 | to pull oneself up onto a moving vehicle |
| 扒钉 | cramp |
| 扒高踩低 | crawl high, step low (idiom); unprincipled crawling, flattering one's superiors and trampling on one's juniors toadying and bullying |
| 扒鸡 | braised chicken |