扳(bān)

HSK 7-97 strokes
Readingsbānpān

to pull

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Character information

Pinyin
bān / pān
Meaning
to pull; to turn (sth) around; to turn around (a situation); to recoup
Strokes
7
HSK level
HSK 7-9
Traditional
Same

Origin & structure

Where 扳 comes from and how its parts fit together.

Phonetic-semantic compound⿰扌反

In this compound, the meaning comes from 扌 (hand); 反 supplies the sound.

One part carries the meaning, the other suggests the sound.

Made of

扌shǒu反fǎn

Parts are arranged left to right.

How to write 扳 step by step

7 strokes — each frame adds one stroke, shown in dark ink over the lighter ones.

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Words with 扳

Common words using 扳 — tap any character to open its stroke-order page.

bān扳jià价

to demand a high price

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bān扳dòng动

to pull out; to pull a lever

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bān扳huí回

to pull back; to regain (one's dignity etc); to recover from (an adverse si…

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bān扳píng平

to equalize

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bān扳shǒu手

spanner

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bān扳jī机

(gun) trigger

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bān扳lóng龙fù附fèng凤

hitching a ride to the sky on the dragon and phoenix (idiom); fig. currying favor with …

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Related characters

More HSK 7-9 characters

丁丐丘丙丛丝丫丸

From 扳’s common words

价动回平手机龙附

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