拔bá
to pull up, uproot. 8 strokes, radical 扌, first met in HSK 5.
Pinyin báStrokes 8Radical 扌Band HSK 5Words 2
How to write 拔
Strokes 1–3 write 扌, then strokes 4–8 write 犮.
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Print a 米字格 practice sheet for 拔 · the stroke-order rules
What 拔 is made of
扌 (shǒu, hand) and 犮 (bá, to pull up).
扌 carries the meaning — hand — and 犮 carries the sound.
Words that use 拔
| 拔 | to pull up, uproot 用力把东西从原来的地方拉出来 农民合力把田里的杂草一根根拔起来。The farmers worked together and pulled up the weeds from the field one by one. Lesson 386, 润物温情 · 温慰人寰与固本强基 · Warm Solace & Bedrock Fortitude |
| 选拔 | to select (the best) 指挑选出优秀的人 培训班选拔了一批学员。The training course selected a group of trainees. Lesson 667, 袖珍模型 · 行稳致远与宏图大展 · Prudent Governance & Grand Strategy |
More characters with the radical 扌
All 105 of them, and what the radical means, on the 手 radical page.