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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)

扳道
bāndào
railroad switch
扳机
bānjī
(gun) trigger
扳罾
bānzēng
to lift the fishnet
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)
扳钳
bānqián
wrench
扳本
bānběn
to recoup losses (in gambling)
管扳手
guǎnbānshǒu
pipe 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
劈空扳害
pīkōngbānhài
damaged by groundless slander (idiom)
手扳葫芦
shǒubānhúlu
lever hoist pulley
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
扳不倒儿
bānbùdǎor
tumbler

Alternate Entries

扳
pān
variant of [[攀<pān>]]

Metadata

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