把总

Traditional form:

把總

Pinyin (reading):

bǎzǒng

Definitions:

• low-level officer of the army from the Ming to the mid Qing Dynasty

Characters:

• 把 - to grasp, to hold; to guard, to take; handle
• 总 - to gather, to collect; overall, altogether

Traditional characters:

• 把 - to grasp, to hold; to guard, to take; handle
• 總 - to gather, to collect; overall, altogether