Chinese words pronounced ba (any tone) 38 words, in the 5 tones ba is read in. bā (1st tone) 18 words 吧(bā) bar (loanword) 八(bā) eight 巴(bā) to long for 粑(bā) a round flat cake 扒(bā) to peel 吧(bā) bar (loanword) 八(bā) eight 巴(bā) to long for 粑(bā) a round flat cake 扒(bā) to peel All 18 words pronounced bā bá (2nd tone) 6 words 拔(bá) to pull up 跋(bá) postscript 魃(bá) drought demon 妭(bá) beautiful woman 茇(bá) betel 拔(bá) to pull up 跋(bá) postscript 魃(bá) drought demon 妭(bá) beautiful woman 茇(bá) betel All 6 words pronounced bá bǎ (3rd tone) 4 words 把(bǎ) marks the object before the verb 靶(bǎ) target 钯(bǎ) palladium 㞎(bǎ) poo 把(bǎ) marks the object before the verb 靶(bǎ) target 鈀(bǎ) palladium 㞎(bǎ) poo bà (4th tone) 10 words 罢(bà) to stop 爸(bà) father 灞(bà) name of a river 坝(bà) plain 霸(bà) hegemon 罷(bà) to stop 爸(bà) father 灞(bà) name of a river 垻(bà) plain 壩(bà) dam All 10 words pronounced bà ba (neutral tone) 2 words 吧(ba) ...OK? 罢(ba) (final particle, same as 吧) 吧(ba) ...OK? 罷(ba) (final particle, same as 吧)