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title: "Bazhang Meaning: 巴掌 (bāzhang) Means “palm”"
description: "巴掌 (bāzhang) means “palm (of the hand)”. Hear its tones, see what 巴 and 掌 each mean and a real sentence that uses it."
canonical: "https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/bazhang"
published: "2026-10-21"
updated: "2026-11-06"
author: "Mandarin The Wild"
---

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# What does 巴掌 mean?

猫头鹰māotóuyīngowl

巴掌 bāzhang

## palm (of the hand)

## It can also mean

- slap

## Its characters

1. 巴 bā (suffix) used in some nouns (as in 尾巴, 嘴巴)
2. 掌 zhǎng palm (of the hand)

## In a sentence

玛丽给了汤姆的右脸一巴掌，然后踩了他的左脚。 After slapping Tom's right cheek, Mary stomped on his left foot.

[More about 巴掌](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E5%B7%B4%E6%8E%8C)

## More words with 巴 or 掌

- [大巴 dàbā](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/daba)
- [手掌 shǒuzhǎng](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/shouzhang)
- [尾巴 wěiba](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/weiba)
- [掌声 zhǎngshēng](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/zhangsheng)
- [掌握 zhǎngwò](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/zhangwo)
- [嘴巴 zuǐba](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/zuiba)

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