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拔

bá

to pull out

A person pulling up a carrot
Memory picture

Character

拔 bá

Strokes
8
Radical
扌 — hand
Made of
扌 hand 犮 to pull up
How it's built
Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound

Example phrases

  • 我拔一根草。 Wǒ bá yì gēn cǎo. I pull out one blade of grass.
  • 他拔了牙。 Tā bá le yá. He has a tooth pulled.
  • 别拔那朵花。 Bié bá nà duǒ huā. Do not pull out that flower.

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