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拨bō

to stir, to move, to distribute, to allocate. 8 strokes, radical 扌, first met in HSK 6.

Pinyin bōStrokes 8Radical 扌Band HSK 6Words 1

How to write 拨

Strokes 1–3 write 扌, then strokes 4–8 write 发.

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Stroke order chart for 拨 — 8 strokes, radical 扌

Write 拨 on the grid

Free, with no account: the app draws each stroke, then you write it and it says which stroke went wrong.

Print a 米字格 practice sheet for 拨 · the stroke-order rules

What 拨 is made of

扌 (shǒu, hand) and 发 (fā, to issue).

To dispatch 发 goods by hand 扌.

Words that use 拨

拨(bō)打(dǎ) to dial, place a call
指拨号打电话

家属及时拨打急救连线。The family dialed the emergency hotline promptly.

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More characters with the radical 扌

All 105 of them, and what the radical means, on the 手 radical page.

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