拨 meaning and pronunciation

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拨 English definition

  • 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

HSK levels


Characters with the same pronunciation

  • : to peel; to skin; to flay; to shuck;
  • : phonetic bo; used in onomatopoeia; see 呼呼哱[hu1 hu1 bo1], hoopoe bird;
  • : (onom.) to bubble;
  • : name of a mountain;
  • : to sow; to scatter; to spread; to broadcast; Taiwan pr. [bo4];
  • : wave; ripple; storm; surge;
  • : glass;
  • : obscure variant of 缽|钵[bo1];
  • : alms bowl;
  • : spinach;
  • : small earthenware plate or basin; a monk's alms bowl; Sanskrit paatra;
  • : cake; biscuit;

Words containing 拨, by HSK level

  • HSK 6 vocabulary list
    • 拨 (bō ): to push aside; to dial; to allocate; to set aside (money); to poke (the fire); to pluck (a string instrument); to turn round; classifier: group, batch;
    • 挑拨 (tiǎo bō) : to incite disharmony; to instigate