拔
HSK 5

拔 (bá): uproot, pull out

bá

uproot, pull out

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Pinyin

bá

HSK Level

Level 5

Characters

1

English Meaning

uproot, pull out

How to Write 拔 (bá)

拔 is written in 8 strokes. Follow the stroke order below, drawing each highlighted stroke in turn.

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Origin of 拔

A phono-semantic compound: 扌 (hand) carries the meaning, and 犮 hints at the pronunciation.

What 拔 is Made Of

拔 is built from 2 components:

扌hand
犮to pull up

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Words Using 拔

Common Chinese words that contain 拔:

挺拔

tǐngbá

提拔

tíbá

海拔

hǎibá

选拔

xuǎnbá

拔苗助长

bámiáozhùzhǎng

Characters Related to 拔

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