大巴 (dà bā)

Character breakdown

• 大 (dà) · 3 strokes

  Depicts an adult man facing forward and standing erect. The meaning later shifted to "big".

• 巴 (Bā) · 4 strokes

  Depicts a person grabbing something with their hand. Original form of 把. In modern Chinese this character is usually used only for its sound.