<p>As a general rule every handle can be translated as &quot;把/把手&quot;. Aside from 把手 there are specific names given to specific types of handles/把手. For example:</p>
<p>iv./vii./xii. 柄</p>
<p>vi./ix. 提手</p>
<p>xi. 扶手 (including the poles, the seat handles and the grab/strap handles)</p>
<p>xi. 拉环 (the round-shaped grab/strap handles)</p>
<p>xiii. 拉杆</p>

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<p>槍把, 刀把, 劍把, 鍋把, 鍋蓋把, 杯把, 頩把, 車把, 提把, 門把, 窗把, 儲/櫥櫃把, 箱把,把手, 手把, 把柄.</p>

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<p>In English an assortment of things can be called &quot;handles&quot;, and this is usually translated to one of the following in Mandarin:</p>
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<p>CC-CEDICT: <strong><a href="https://www.mdbg.net/chinese/dictionary?wdqb=%E6%8A%8A" rel="nofollow noreferrer">把</a></strong> (bǎ​) ... / handle / ...<br />
CC-CEDICT: <strong><a href="https://www.mdbg.net/chinese/dictionary?wdqb=%E6%8A%8A%E6%89%8B" rel="nofollow noreferrer">把手</a></strong> (bǎ​shou​) handle / grip / knob<br />
CC-CEDICT: <strong><a href="https://www.mdbg.net/chinese/dictionary?wdqb=%E6%89%8B%E6%8A%8A" rel="nofollow noreferrer">手把</a></strong> (shǒu​bà​) handle<br />
CC-CEDICT: <strong><a href="https://www.mdbg.net/chinese/dictionary?wdqb=%E6%9F%84" rel="nofollow noreferrer">柄</a></strong> (bǐng​) handle or shaft (of an axe etc) / (of a flower, leaf or fruit) stem / ...<br />
CC-CEDICT: <strong><a href="https://www.mdbg.net/chinese/dictionary?wdqb=%E6%8A%8A%E6%9F%84" rel="nofollow noreferrer">把柄</a></strong> (bǎ​bǐng​) handle / ...<br />
CC-CEDICT: <strong><a href="https://www.mdbg.net/chinese/dictionary?wdqb=%E6%89%8B%E6%9F%84" rel="nofollow noreferrer">手柄</a></strong> (shǒu​bǐng​) handle / ...</p>
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<p>Here are 15 things which could be called &quot;handles&quot; in English:</p>
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<p>i. <a href="https://i.sstatic.net/QyAmL.png" rel="nofollow noreferrer"><img src="https://i.sstatic.net/QyAmLs.png" alt="Photo by Ron Lach  from Pexels: https://www.pexels.com/photo/bicycle-handle-with-bell-10213675/" /></a>
ii. <a href="https://i.sstatic.net/NPGnX.png" rel="nofollow noreferrer"><img src="https://i.sstatic.net/NPGnXs.png" alt="Photo by Tim  Samuel from Pexels: https://www.pexels.com/photo/attentive-asian-male-taxi-driver-in-modern-car-5835451/" /></a>
iii. <a href="https://i.sstatic.net/db6sW.png" rel="nofollow noreferrer"><img src="https://i.sstatic.net/db6sWs.png" alt="Photo by Anna Zaykina from Pexels: https://www.pexels.com/photo/close-up-shot-of-black-and-pink-door-with-gold-lining-8467502/" /></a>
iv. <a href="https://i.sstatic.net/AcxYO.png" rel="nofollow noreferrer"><img src="https://i.sstatic.net/AcxYOs.png" alt="Photo by Leef Parks from Pexels: https://www.pexels.com/photo/brown-handle-knife-on-brown-wooden-table-3809174/" /></a>
v. <a href="https://i.sstatic.net/SHvxc.png" rel="nofollow noreferrer"><img src="https://i.sstatic.net/SHvxcs.png" alt="Photo by Charlotte May from Pexels: https://www.pexels.com/photo/wooden-dresser-with-handles-in-room-5825540/" /></a></p>
<p>vi. <a href="https://i.sstatic.net/Oob0k.png" rel="nofollow noreferrer"><img src="https://i.sstatic.net/Oob0ks.png" alt="Photo by Luis Quintero from Pexels: https://www.pexels.com/photo/person-holding-black-backpack-3731256/" /></a>
vii. <a href="https://i.sstatic.net/cBhHA.png" rel="nofollow noreferrer"><img src="https://i.sstatic.net/cBhHAs.png" alt="Photo by Jermaine Ulinwa from Pexels: https://www.pexels.com/photo/grayscale-photo-of-woman-holding-katana-3130928/" /></a>
viii. <a href="https://i.sstatic.net/JyS6B.png" rel="nofollow noreferrer"><img src="https://i.sstatic.net/JyS6Bs.png" alt="Photo by SHVETS production from Pexels: https://www.pexels.com/photo/empty-shopping-cart-on-yellow-background-7195232/" /></a>
ix. <a href="https://i.sstatic.net/J1nGg.png" rel="nofollow noreferrer"><img src="https://i.sstatic.net/J1nGgs.png" alt="Photo by Skylar Kang from Pexels: https://www.pexels.com/photo/old-fashioned-handbag-with-metal-handle-6044266/" /></a>
x. <a href="https://i.sstatic.net/E1woL.png" rel="nofollow noreferrer"><img src="https://i.sstatic.net/E1woLs.png" alt="Photo by EKATERINA  BOLOVTSOVA from Pexels: https://www.pexels.com/photo/a-hand-holding-a-white-ceramic-mug-6312196/" /></a></p>
<p>xi. <a href="https://i.sstatic.net/kCrnI.png" rel="nofollow noreferrer"><img src="https://i.sstatic.net/kCrnIs.png" alt="Photo by Ferliana Febritasari from Pexels: https://www.pexels.com/photo/hanging-orange-handles-in-public-transport-3766617/" /></a>
xii. <a href="https://i.sstatic.net/lXZSm.png" rel="nofollow noreferrer"><img src="https://i.sstatic.net/lXZSms.png" alt="Photo by Tyler Lastovich from Pexels: https://www.pexels.com/photo/brown-and-silver-axe-on-grass-544458/" /></a>
xiii. <a href="https://i.sstatic.net/IvdOq.png" rel="nofollow noreferrer"><img src="https://i.sstatic.net/IvdOqs.png" alt="Photo by Monstera from Pexels: https://www.pexels.com/photo/suitcase-with-world-map-in-room-7412055/" /></a>
xiv. <a href="https://i.sstatic.net/x9zIV.png" rel="nofollow noreferrer"><img src="https://i.sstatic.net/x9zIVs.png" alt="Photo by Steve Johnson from Pexels: https://www.pexels.com/photo/photo-of-green-leaf-plant-near-white-wooden-cabinet-930602/" /></a>
xv. <a href="https://i.sstatic.net/OgAuu.png" rel="nofollow noreferrer"><img src="https://i.sstatic.net/OgAuus.png" alt="Photo by Mike B from Pexels: https://www.pexels.com/photo/red-scissors-near-green-leaf-211710/" /></a><br />
(click to enlarge images; stock images from <a href="https://www.pexels.com/" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Pexels</a>)</p>
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<p><strong>Question</strong>: What are these 15 types of handles called in Mandarin?</p>
<p>This is what I think: i. 车柄 ii. 把手 iii. 把手 iv. 把柄 v. 把手 vi. 手柄 (??) vii. 剑柄 viii. 把手 ix. 手柄 (??) x. 把手 xi. 把手 xii. 把柄 xiii. 把手 xiv. 门把  xv. 把手 (??).</p>

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What are these 15 types of handles called in Mandarin?
# What are these 15 types of handles called in Mandarin?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2022-11-29)

In English an assortment of things can be called "handles", and this is usually translated to one of the following in Mandarin:

> CC-CEDICT: **[把](https://www.mdbg.net/chinese/dictionary?wdqb=%E6%8A%8A)** (bǎ​) ... / handle / ...  
> CC-CEDICT: **[把手](https://www.mdbg.net/chinese/dictionary?wdqb=%E6%8A%8A%E6%89%8B)** (bǎ​shou​) handle / grip / knob  
> CC-CEDICT: **[手把](https://www.mdbg.net/chinese/dictionary?wdqb=%E6%89%8B%E6%8A%8A)** (shǒu​bà​) handle  
> CC-CEDICT: **[柄](https://www.mdbg.net/chinese/dictionary?wdqb=%E6%9F%84)** (bǐng​) handle or shaft (of an axe etc) / (of a flower, leaf or fruit) stem / ...  
> CC-CEDICT: **[把柄](https://www.mdbg.net/chinese/dictionary?wdqb=%E6%8A%8A%E6%9F%84)** (bǎ​bǐng​) handle / ...  
> CC-CEDICT: **[手柄](https://www.mdbg.net/chinese/dictionary?wdqb=%E6%89%8B%E6%9F%84)** (shǒu​bǐng​) handle / ...

Here are 15 things which could be called "handles" in English:

> i. [![Photo by Ron Lach  from Pexels: https://www.pexels.com/photo/bicycle-handle-with-bell-10213675/](https://i.sstatic.net/QyAmLs.png)](https://i.sstatic.net/QyAmL.png)
> ii. [![Photo by Tim  Samuel from Pexels: https://www.pexels.com/photo/attentive-asian-male-taxi-driver-in-modern-car-5835451/](https://i.sstatic.net/NPGnXs.png)](https://i.sstatic.net/NPGnX.png)
> iii. [![Photo by Anna Zaykina from Pexels: https://www.pexels.com/photo/close-up-shot-of-black-and-pink-door-with-gold-lining-8467502/](https://i.sstatic.net/db6sWs.png)](https://i.sstatic.net/db6sW.png)
> iv. [![Photo by Leef Parks from Pexels: https://www.pexels.com/photo/brown-handle-knife-on-brown-wooden-table-3809174/](https://i.sstatic.net/AcxYOs.png)](https://i.sstatic.net/AcxYO.png)
> v. [![Photo by Charlotte May from Pexels: https://www.pexels.com/photo/wooden-dresser-with-handles-in-room-5825540/](https://i.sstatic.net/SHvxcs.png)](https://i.sstatic.net/SHvxc.png)
>
> vi. [![Photo by Luis Quintero from Pexels: https://www.pexels.com/photo/person-holding-black-backpack-3731256/](https://i.sstatic.net/Oob0ks.png)](https://i.sstatic.net/Oob0k.png)
> vii. [![Photo by Jermaine Ulinwa from Pexels: https://www.pexels.com/photo/grayscale-photo-of-woman-holding-katana-3130928/](https://i.sstatic.net/cBhHAs.png)](https://i.sstatic.net/cBhHA.png)
> viii. [![Photo by SHVETS production from Pexels: https://www.pexels.com/photo/empty-shopping-cart-on-yellow-background-7195232/](https://i.sstatic.net/JyS6Bs.png)](https://i.sstatic.net/JyS6B.png)
> ix. [![Photo by Skylar Kang from Pexels: https://www.pexels.com/photo/old-fashioned-handbag-with-metal-handle-6044266/](https://i.sstatic.net/J1nGgs.png)](https://i.sstatic.net/J1nGg.png)
> x. [![Photo by EKATERINA  BOLOVTSOVA from Pexels: https://www.pexels.com/photo/a-hand-holding-a-white-ceramic-mug-6312196/](https://i.sstatic.net/E1woLs.png)](https://i.sstatic.net/E1woL.png)
>
> xi. [![Photo by Ferliana Febritasari from Pexels: https://www.pexels.com/photo/hanging-orange-handles-in-public-transport-3766617/](https://i.sstatic.net/kCrnIs.png)](https://i.sstatic.net/kCrnI.png)
> xii. [![Photo by Tyler Lastovich from Pexels: https://www.pexels.com/photo/brown-and-silver-axe-on-grass-544458/](https://i.sstatic.net/lXZSms.png)](https://i.sstatic.net/lXZSm.png)
> xiii. [![Photo by Monstera from Pexels: https://www.pexels.com/photo/suitcase-with-world-map-in-room-7412055/](https://i.sstatic.net/IvdOqs.png)](https://i.sstatic.net/IvdOq.png)
> xiv. [![Photo by Steve Johnson from Pexels: https://www.pexels.com/photo/photo-of-green-leaf-plant-near-white-wooden-cabinet-930602/](https://i.sstatic.net/x9zIVs.png)](https://i.sstatic.net/x9zIV.png)
> xv. [![Photo by Mike B from Pexels: https://www.pexels.com/photo/red-scissors-near-green-leaf-211710/](https://i.sstatic.net/OgAuus.png)](https://i.sstatic.net/OgAuu.png)  
> (click to enlarge images; stock images from [Pexels](https://www.pexels.com/))

**Question**: What are these 15 types of handles called in Mandarin?

This is what I think: i. 车柄 ii. 把手 iii. 把手 iv. 把柄 v. 把手 vi. 手柄 (??) vii. 剑柄 viii. 把手 ix. 手柄 (??) x. 把手 xi. 把手 xii. 把柄 xiii. 把手 xiv. 门把 xv. 把手 (??).

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## 2 answers

### Answer by username_1 on 2022-11-29. Score: 2

As a general rule every handle can be translated as "把/把手". Aside from 把手 there are specific names given to specific types of handles/把手. For example:

iv./vii./xii. 柄

vi./ix. 提手

xi. 扶手 (including the poles, the seat handles and the grab/strap handles)

xi. 拉环 (the round-shaped grab/strap handles)

xiii. 拉杆


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### Answer by username_2 on 2022-11-29. Score: 1

槍把, 刀把, 劍把, 鍋把, 鍋蓋把, 杯把, 頩把, 車把, 提把, 門把, 窗把, 儲/櫥櫃把, 箱把,把手, 手把, 把柄.


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