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拨
撥
bō
1. to push aside with the hand, foot, a stick etc
2. to dial
3. to allocate
4. to set aside (money)
5. to poke (the fire)
6. to pluck (a string instrument)
7. to turn round
8. classifier: group, batch
HSK 6 Very Common • Top 5%

Character Breakdown (Single character)

拨
bō
to stir, to move, to distribute, to allocate
HSK 6 8 丶

Compound Words (20)

划拨
huàbō
to assign
弹拨
tánbō
to pluck (a string)
挑拨
tiǎobō
to incite disharmony
HSK 6
拨付
bōfù
appropriate sum of money
拨冗
bōrǒng
to find time to do sth in the midst of pressing affairs
拨出
bōchū
to pull out
拨刺
bōcī
splash (of a fish)
拨动
bōdòng
to stir
拨奏
bōzòu
pizzicato
拨子
bōzi
plectrum
拨弄
bōnòng
to move to and fro (with hand, foot, stick etc)
拨打
bōdǎ
to call
拨款
bōkuǎn
to allocate funds
拨正
bōzhèng
set right
拨用
bōyòng
appropriation
拨号
bōhào
to dial a telephone number
拨转
bōzhuǎn
to turn
拨开
bōkāi
to push aside
撩拨
liáobō
to provoke
调拨
diàobō
to send (products)

Metadata

Category
Chinese
HSK Character Level
6
Character Frequency Rank
1,806
Word Frequency Rank
4,529 of 84,292

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