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攀

pān

to climb; to seek connections

A person in a red jacket scrambles up a rock face with a rope
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Character

攀 pān

Strokes
19
Radical
手 — hand
Made of
樊 railing, fence, enclosed place 手 hand
How it's built
Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound

Example phrases

  • 登山队凌晨出发,沿着冰壁向峰顶攀去。 Dēngshān duì língchén chūfā, yánzhe bīngbì xiàng fēngdǐng pān qù. The mountaineering team set off before dawn and climbed along the ice wall towards the summit.
  • 孩子顺着绳子往树上攀,一点也不害怕。 Háizi shùnzhe shéngzi wǎng shù shàng pān, yīdiǎn yě bù hàipà. The child climbed up the tree along the rope without being afraid at all.
  • 她双手攀着栏杆,探头往下看。 Tā shuāng shǒu pānzhe lángān, tàntóu wǎng xià kàn. She gripped the railing with both hands and leaned out to look down.

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