摆

bǎi

put, place; display; swing, sway

How to write 摆, stroke by stroke

to arrange; to exhibit; to move to and fro; a pendulum; hem (at the bottom of a garment)

Pictophonetic: semantic 扌 (hand), phonetic 罢

Made of 扌 + 罢

摆脱bǎi tuōto break away from; to cast off (old ideas etc); to get rid of; to break away (from); to break out (of); to free oneself from; to extricate oneself
摆平bǎi píngto be fair; to be impartial; to settle (a matter etc)
摇摆yáo bǎito sway; to wobble; to waver
摆布bǎi bùto arrange; to order about; to manipulate
摆动bǎi dòngto sway; to swing; to move back and forth; to oscillate
摆弄bǎi nòngto move back and forth; to fiddle with
明摆着míng bǎi zheevident; clear; undoubted
摆设bǎi shèto set out; to display; to furnish (a room or house)
摆设bǎi sheornament; decorative item; (fig.) sth that is merely for show
摆放bǎi fàngto set up; to arrange; to lay out
摆出bǎi chūto assume; to adopt (a look, pose, manner etc); to bring out for display
显摆xiǎn bai(coll.) to show off

你该摆脱你的坏习惯。
nǐ gāi bǎi tuō nǐ de huài xí guàn 。
You must rid yourself of bad habits.
那不是明摆着的吗？
nà bú shì míng bǎi zhe de ma ？
Isn't it obvious?
大好的前途摆在他面前。
dà hǎo de qián tú bǎi zài tā miàn qián 。
A brilliant future lay before him.
他摆出一副无辜的样子。
tā bǎi chū yí fù wú gū de yàng zi 。
He put on an air of innocence.
他显摆自己能说6种语言。
tā xiǎn bǎi zì jǐ néng shuō 6 zhǒng yǔ yán 。
He boasts that he can speak six languages.