| 把 | 
bǎ chí | to control / to dominate / to monopolize | 
| 把 | 
bǎ | to hold; to grasp / to hold a baby in position to help it urinate or defecate / handlebar / classifier: handful, bundle, bunch / classifier for things with handles / (used to put the object before the verb: 把 + {noun} + {verb}) | 
| 把 | 
bà | handle | 
|  持 | 
chí | to hold / to grasp / to support / to maintain / to persevere / to manage / to run (i.e. administer) / to control |