拔 (bat6 | ba2) : pull out; choose

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拔

bat6

ba2

[1] pull out; pull up; draw out [2] choose; pick; select [3] outstanding; stand out; surpass [4] capture; seize; root out [5] suck out; draw [6] wavering

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Stroke count: 8

Level: 3

Radical: 扌 (#64)

This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

拔

This word has been viewed 7216 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 8th Jul 2009 20:45

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一毛不拔 jat1 mou4 bat1 bat6 yi1*4 mao2 bu4 ba2 = stingy; parsimonious

選拔 syun2 bat6 xuan3 ba2 = to select the best

挺拔 ting5 bat6 ting3 ba2 = tall and straight

提拔 tai4 bat6 ti2 ba2 = to give a promotion; to promote

拔絲 bat6 si1 ba2 si1 = wire drawing; candied floss

拔蘭地 bat6 laan4*1 dei2 ba2 lan2 di4 = brandy

象拔蚌 zoeng6 bat6 pong5 xiang4 ba2 bang4 = geoduck clam

拔絲的 bat6 si1 dik1 ba2 si1 de5 = [adj] wiredrawing 國

拔槍 bat6 coeng1 = draw guns

拔毒 bat6 duk6 ba2 du2 = draw out pus by applying a plaster to the affected area
See all 30 compounds (CantoDict reports 31 compounds in total, but some may be Common Formations)

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國 : This term is used in Mandarin/Standard written Chinese, not Cantonese.
粵 : This term is used in Cantonese, not Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.
No icon: This term is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

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Decimal representation of this word: 拔
Unicode code for this character: U+62d4 (off-site link)

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