拨 bō
- Strokes
- 8
- Radical
- 扌 — hand
- Made of
- 扌 hand 发 to issue, to dispatch, to send out
- How it's built
- Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
拨
bō
to push aside; to dial; to allocate
Character
Example phrases
- 她拨开围观的人群，径直走到伤者身边查看情况。 Tā bō kāi wéiguān de rénqún, jìngzhí zǒu dào shāngzhě shēnbiān chákàn qíngkuàng. She pushed aside the crowd of onlookers and went straight to the injured person to check the situation.
- 他拨了妈妈的电话，但是没有人接。 Tā bō le māma de diànhuà, dànshì méiyǒu rén jiē. He dialled his mother's number, but nobody answered.
- 她轻轻拨开树枝，看见一只小鸟躲在里面。 Tā qīngqīng bō kāi shùzhī, kànjiàn yì zhī xiǎoniǎo duǒ zài lǐmiàn. She gently pushed the branches aside and saw a little bird hiding inside.
Related words
- 拨款 bōkuǎn to allocate funds; allocated funds
- 挑拨 tiǎobō to incite; to sow discord
- 绑 bǎng to tie; to bind
- 扳 bān to pull; to turn; to wrench
- 绷 bēng to stretch tight; to pull taut
- 扯 chě to pull; to drag in; to talk nonsense
- 搀 chān to support someone by the arm
- 扒 bā to hold on to; to push aside; to peel off
- 揣 chuāi to tuck; to carry in one’s clothes
- 触摸 chùmō to touch
- 搓 cuō to rub; to twist with the hands
- 持 chí to hold; to maintain; to support