靶 bǎ target
target; mark
怎么记住“靶”: 革 leather + 巴 wait for = target. At the archery club, the kids hang a round leather pad on the tree and wait for their turn to hit the target.
部件结构
形声 · Meaning + sound
One part gives the meaning, the other gives the sound.
靶 = 革 leather + 巴 wait for
- 革 leather meaning
- 巴 wait for sound
At the archery club, the kids hang a round leather pad on the tree and wait for their turn to hit the target.
How it came to be
In the small seal form leather gives the meaning and the other part the sound.
用法
- Bound to a shooting target: 靶子 (bǎzi) target, 靶心 (bǎxīn) bullseye, 打靶 (dǎ bǎ) to do target practice.
- Figuratively 靶子 = the target of attack/criticism: 成了众人的靶子 (chéngle zhòngrén de bǎzi) to become everyone's target.
- In science 靶向 (bǎxiàng) means 'targeted,' as in 靶向治疗 (bǎxiàng zhìliáo) targeted therapy.