to pull out; to pull up; to select

HSK 6 #1502

Character data

HSK 6
Frequency 1502nd character
Radical ⼿ (64.5)
Strokes 8
Index # 959

Definitions

拔 bá
  1. 1. to pull out
  2. 2. to pull up
  3. 3. to select
  4. 4. to pick
  5. 5. to stand out (above level)
  6. 6. to surpass
  7. 7. to seize
  8. 8. to draw out by suction

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Words containing 拔

Word Meaning
to provoke
Hannibal (name)
Hannibal (name)
hot swapping
hot swapping
to select
fig. choose the best person available (out of a mediocre bunch)
fig. choose the best person available (out of a mediocre bunch)
elephant trunk clam
outstanding; to fast-track; to elevate
lit. to intervene when one sees an injustice (idiom)
lit. to intervene when one sees an injustice (idiom)
to pull up by the roots; to uproot
to pull up by the roots; to uproot
to select the best
to set out (of troops); departure
Abbasid Caliphate; Abbasid dynasty in Islam
lit. to grab feathers from a flying goose
lit. to grab feathers from a flying goose
handsome (of people); graceful (of calligraphy)
handsome (of people); graceful (of calligraphy)
shoe horn
plunger for unblocking toilet
plunger for unblocking toilet
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