扳

bān

b+ān·1st tone

to pull · to recoup

Radical: 扌 Strokes: 7 HSK 7-9

Structure: Left narrow, right wideFrequency: Less common

Same radical

打拉指报托折推接投护提排

Same radical

打拉指报托折推接投护提排才扬执

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Character Decomposition

扳=扌+反

Etymology

hand

Meanings

to pull

to turn (sth) around

to turn around (a situation)

to recoup

bān

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Words with 扳 36 total

to demand a high price扳价bān jià to pull out · to pull a lever扳动bān dòng to pull back · to regain (one's dignity etc) · to recover from (an adverse situation) · to turn the tables扳回bān huí spanner; wrench · CL:把 bǎ扳子bān zi to equalize · to level the score · to pull back the advantage扳平bān píng spanner · wrench · lever (on a machine)扳手bān shǒu ornamental thumb ring (originally a ring, often made from jade, worn by archers in ancient times to protect the right thumb when drawing a bowstring)扳指bān zhǐ to recoup losses (in gambling)扳本bān běn (gun) trigger扳机bān jī to lift the fishnet扳罾bān zēng railroad switch扳道bān dào wrench · spanner扳钳bān qián

Idioms with 扳 1 total Chain

hitching a ride to the sky on the dragon and phoenix (idiom); fig. currying favor with the rich and powerful in the hope of advancement扳龙附凤bān lóng fù fèng

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