(bǎ, ㄅㄚˇ) to hold; to contain; to grasp; to take hold of; a handle; particle marking the following noun as a direct object; classifier for objects with handle [CE-DICT]
(へ;べ;え) (n) (1) (へ, べ only) (arch) surrounding area; (2) (へ, べ only) shore (of the sea); (suf) (3) (esp. え,べ) suffix used as a rough indicator of location, direction, time, etc. [EDICT]
(かた) (n) (1) (also ほう) direction; way; (2) (hon) person; lady; gentleman; (n,n-suf) (3) method of; manner of; way of; (n-suf) (4) care of ..; (5) (also がた) person in charge of ..; (6) (also がた) side (e.g. "on my mother's side"); (P) [EDICT]
(がた) (suf) (1) honorific pluralizing suffix (used only for people); (2) (also かた) around (the time that, etc.); about [EDICT]
(ほう) (n) (1) direction; way; side; area (in a particular direction); (2) side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; (3) type; category; (4) field (of study, etc.); (5) indicates one side of a comparison; (6) way; method; manner; means; (7) length (of each side of a square); (P) [EDICT]
(fāng, ㄈㄤ) square; quadrilateral; power (such as cube 立方); classifier for square things; upright; honest; fair and square; surname Fang; direction; party (to a dispute); one side; place; method; prescription; just; then; only then [CE-DICT]
