攀

pān

p+ān·1st tone

to climb (by pulling oneself up) · to implicate

Radical: 手 Strokes: 19 HSK 7-9

Structure: Top-bottomFrequency: Common

Same radical

手承摩掌拳拜拿摹挚掣挛挈

Same radical

手承摩掌拳拜拿摹挚掣挛挈擎掰搴

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Character Decomposition

攀=樊+手

Etymology

hand

Meanings

to climb (by pulling oneself up)

to implicate

to claim connections of higher status

pān

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Words with 攀 137 total

to climb攀爬pān pá to seek to profit by family ties攀亲pān qīn

Idioms with 攀 30 total Chain

lit. not dare to pull oneself up high (humble term) · I cannot presume on your attention不敢高攀bù gǎn gāo pān too high to reach (idiom); eminent and unapproachable高不可攀gāo bù kě pān