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1.

Animated Stroke Order 拔

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How to write 拔 — animated stroke order

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2.

Stroke Order Diagrams 拔

拔 stroke order diagram

3.

Character Breakdown

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拔

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5.

How to Use 拔

Common patterns, words, and short phrases that show how 拔 works in context.

Elevation, Promotion, or Outstanding

The character 拔 conveys a sense of rising, being lifted, or being selected for a higher position.

挺拔 • tǐng bá • tall and straight • HSK 6

HSK 6

6.

Example Sentences

Real-world example sentences demonstrating how 拔 is used in context

gōng公

sī司

zhèng正

zài在

xuǎn选

bá拔

Information

Pinyinbá

Meaningto pull out

Strokes8

Radical扌

Traditional拔

StructureLeft-Right

Frequency#1675

Zhuyinㄅㄚˊ

UnicodeU+62D4

CangjieQHQU

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扌hand

The hand (扌) pulls out or uproots, with the phonetic component 犮 (bá) providing the sound and meaning of pulling.

tǐng挺

bá拔

tall and straight

提拔 • tí bá • promote • HSK 6

HSK 6

tí提

bá拔

promote

海拔 • hǎi bá • height; elevation • HSK 6

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hǎi海

bá拔

height; elevation

Physical or Figurative Pulling

The character 拔 is used in idioms describing pulling or extracting, either literally or metaphorically.

拔苗助长 • bá miáo zhù zhǎng • pull up a seedling in the mistaken hope of helping it to grow • HSK 6

HSK 6

bá拔

miáo苗

zhù助

zhǎng长

pull up a seedling in the mistaken hope of helping it to grow

一毛不拔 • yì máo bù bá • Stingy / Tight-fisted • HSK 3.0 · L7-9

HSK 3.0 · L7-9

yì一

máo毛

bù不

bá

yōu优

xiù秀

de的

guǎn管

lǐ理

rén人

cái才

。

The company is selecting excellent management talents.

yī医

shēng生

jiàn建

yì议

wǒ我

míng明

tiān天

qù去

bá拔

yá牙

。

The doctor suggested I go for a tooth extraction tomorrow.

yī医

shēng生

xū需

yào要

bá拔

diào掉

nà那

kē颗

huài坏

diào掉

de的

yá牙

chǐ齿

。

The doctor needs to extract that rotten tooth.

wǒ我

men们

bān班

zài在

yùn运

dòng动

huì会

shàng上

cān参

jiā加

le了

bá拔

hé河

bǐ比

sài赛

。

Our class participated in the tug of war competition at the sports meet.

拔

Stingy / Tight-fisted

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bā笆 bá犮 bá跋 bā捌 ba吧 bá拨

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