拔(bá)

HSK 58 strokes

to pull up

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Character information

Pinyin
bá
Meaning
to pull up; to pull out; to draw out by suction; to select; to pick; to stand out (above level); to surpass; to seize
Strokes
8
HSK level
HSK 5
Traditional
Same

Origin & structure

Where 拔 comes from and how its parts fit together.

Phonetic-semantic compound⿰扌犮

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

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

Made of

扌shǒu犮bá

Parts are arranged left to right.

How to write 拔 step by step

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

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Words with 拔

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

yī一máo毛bù不bá拔
HSK 7-9

(lit.) unwilling to spare a single hair (idiom)

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tí提bá拔
HSK 7-9

to promote to a higher job

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hǎi海bá拔
HSK 7-9

height above sea level

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jùn俊bá拔

outstandingly talented

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jìn劲bá拔

tall and straight

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gū孤bá拔

Amédée Courbet (1826-1885), a French admiral who won a series of important …

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chū出lèi类bá拔cuì萃

to excel the common (idiom); surpassing

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jiàn剑bá拔nǔ弩zhāng张

lit. with swords drawn and bows bent (idiom); fig. a state of mutual hostility

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From 拔’s common words

一毛不提海俊劲孤

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