拨

Traditional (Taiwan): 撥

On the HSK 7-9 vocabulary list, at CEFR level C1.

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bō ㄅㄛ

- to push aside with the hand, foot, a stick etc
- to dial
- to allocate
- to set aside (money)
- to poke (the fire)
- to pluck (a string instrument)
- to turn round
- classifier: group, batch

Other words read bō

In the same tone

波 bō wave
剥 bō peel
播 bō sow
钵 bō monk's alms bowl
啵 bō bubble

All 13 words read bō

bo with other tones

薄 bó meager
伯 bó father's elder brother
泊 bó moor
博 bó abundant
搏 bó fight

All 47 words read bo in any tone

How 拨 is written

部首 radical: 扌 a form of 手
笔画 strokes: 8, with 5 after the 部首
结构 structure: 左右结构
偏旁 parts: 扌发

Easy to confuse with 拨

拔

Words with 拨

Starting with 拨

拨乱反正 bōluànfǎnzhèng bring order out of chaos
拨款 bōkuǎn allocate funds
拨打 bōdǎ call
拨开 bōkāi push aside
拨通 bōtōng get through to sb on the phone

All 26 words starting with 拨

Ending with 拨

挑拨 tiǎobō incite disharmony
调拨 diàobō send
点拨 diǎnbō give instructions
撩拨 liáobō provoke
划拨 huàbō assign

All 6 words ending with 拨

Containing 拨

挑拨离间 tiǎobōlíjiàn sow dissension
四两拨千斤 sìliǎngbōqiānjīn four ounces can move a thousand catties
弹拨乐器 tánbōyuèqì plucked string instrument
土拨鼠 tǔbōshǔ marmot
弹拨乐 tánbōyuè plucked string music

All 7 words containing 拨

The words 拨 counts as a measure word

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Make Me a Hanzi, from fonts by Arphic Technology Co., Ltd., Arphic Public License