Learn HSK courses HSK 2.0 Current standard HSK 3.0 Coming soon Practice Flashcards & reading Flashcards SRS practice Reading Practice with texts HSK Decks Browse & enroll decks My Decks Manage custom decks Reference Dictionary & hanzi Dictionary Search everything Hanzi Characters & strokes Play Games All Games Pick a game Hanzi Hunter Pinyin typing shooter Tone Trials Train your ear Memory March New or seen before? High Scores Your best runs Progress Stats & rankings Stats Your learning dashboard Achievements Badges & milestones Leaderboards How you rank Reviews What learners say
LearnChinese.ai - Learn Mandarin Chinese Online LearnChinese.ai - Learn Mandarin Chinese Online
LearnChinese.ai - Learn Mandarin Chinese Online LearnChinese.ai - Learn Mandarin Chinese Online
Learn
HSK 2.0 Current standard HSK 3.0 Coming soon
Practice
Flashcards SRS practice Reading Practice with texts HSK Decks Browse & enroll decks My Decks Manage custom decks
Reference
Dictionary Search everything Hanzi Characters & strokes
Play
All Games Pick a game Hanzi Hunter Pinyin typing shooter Tone Trials Train your ear Memory March New or seen before? High Scores Your best runs
Progress
Stats Your learning dashboard Achievements Badges & milestones Leaderboards How you rank Reviews What learners say
Login Sign Up
Back to Dictionary
扳
bān
1. to pull
2. to draw out
3. to turn
Common • Top 6% ✏️ 7 strokes

Character Breakdown (Single character)

扳
bān
to drag, to pull; to twist
7 丶

Compound Words (20)

扳价
bānjià
to raise price
扳动
bāndòng
to pull out
扳子
bānzi
spanner
扳平
bānpíng
to equalize
扳手
bānshǒu
spanner
扳指
bānzhǐ
ornamental thumb ring (originally a ring, often made from jade, worn by archers in ancient times to protect the right thumb when drawing a bowstring)
扳本
bānběn
to recoup losses (in gambling)
扳机
bānjī
(gun) trigger
扳罾
bānzēng
to lift the fishnet
扳道
bāndào
railroad switch
扳钳
bānqián
wrench
扳指儿
bānzhǐr
erhua variant of [[扳指<bānzhǐ>]]
扳本儿
bānběnr
to recoup losses (in gambling)
扳道员
bāndàoyuán
pointsman
扳道岔
bāndàochà
railroad switch
管扳手
guǎnbānshǒu
pipe wrench
劈空扳害
pīkōngbānhài
damaged by groundless slander (idiom)
手扳葫芦
shǒubānhúlu
lever hoist pulley
扳不倒儿
bānbùdǎor
tumbler
扳龙附凤
bānlóngfùfèng
hitching a ride to the sky on the dragon and phoenix (idiom); fig. currying favor with the rich and powerful in the hope of advancement

Alternate Entries

扳
pān
variant of [[攀<pān>]]

Metadata

Category
Chinese
Character Frequency Rank
3,168
Word Frequency Rank
5,184 of 84,292

LearnChinese.ai

Master Mandarin

Site

About Custom Decks Accounts & Social Contact

Editorial

Learning Resources Blog HSK 2.0 vs 3.0

Legal

Privacy Policy Terms of Service

Plans

Plans

© 2026 LearnChinese.ai. All rights reserved.