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扳指
bānzhǐ
1. 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)

Character Breakdown

扳
bān
to drag, to pull; to twist
7 丶
指
zhǐ
finger, toe; to point, to indicate
HSK 4 9 丶

Compound Words (1)

扳指儿
bānzhǐr
erhua variant of [[扳指<bānzhǐ>]]

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Chinese