to move or adjust with a pushing or stirring motion
Animated Stroke Order 拨
Stroke Order Diagrams 拨

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HSK Vocabulary: 拨
HSK words that contain this character.
Example Sentences
Real-world example sentences demonstrating how 拨 is used in context
1
tā他
qīng轻
qīng轻
bō拨
dòng动
le了
kāi开
guān关
。
He gently moved the switch.
2
zhèng政
fǔ府
bō拨
kuǎn款
zhī支
chí持
jiào教
yù育
xiàng项
mù目
。
The government allocated funds to support education projects.
3
qǐng请
bō拨
hào号
lián联
xì系
kè客
fú服
。
Please dial to contact customer service.
4
tā他
xǐ喜
huān欢
tiǎo挑
bō拨
bié别
rén人
chǎo吵
jià架
。
He likes to stir up arguments between others.
5
bú不
yào要
tīng听
xìn信
nà那
xiē些
tiǎo挑
bō拨
lí离
jiàn间
de的
huà话
。
Don't listen to those words that sow discord.
6
yǒu有
rén人
gù故
yì意
tiǎo挑
bō拨
tā他
men们
zhī之
jiān间
de的
guān关
xì系
,
xiǎng想
ràng让
tā他
men们
chǎn产
shēng生
máo矛
dùn盾
。
Someone deliberately provoked their relationship, trying to create conflict between them.
7
zhèng政
fǔ府
bō拨
kuǎn款
gěi给
xué学
xiào校
。
The government allocates funds to the school.
8
gōng公
sī司
jué决
dìng定
bō拨
kuǎn款
zhī支
chí持
zhè这
ge个
xīn新
xiàng项
mù目
。
The company decided to allocate funds to support this new project.
9
wèi为
le了
gǎi改
shàn善
jī基
chǔ础
shè设
shī施
,
shì市
zhèng政
fǔ府
jì计
huà划
bō拨
kuǎn款
xiū修
jiàn建
xīn新
de的
dào道
lù路
hé和
gōng公
yuán园
。
To improve infrastructure, the municipal government plans to allocate funds for building new roads and parks.
Information
Traditional撥
Radical扌
Strokes8
StructureLeft-Right
Frequency#1250
Zhuyinㄅㄛ
Components—
UnicodeU+62E8
CangjieQHJU
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Cultural note
Traditional Chinese culture often connects characters and names with the Five Elements (Wood, Fire, Earth, Metal, Water) and Yin–Yang, a system also used to describe personality tendencies.
Learn how the Five Elements describe personality