Keyword
to pull out
- to uproot
- to select
- to promote
- Frequency
- #1568
- Strokes
- 8
Readings
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Mnemonic
扌 (hand) gives the meaning and 犮 the sound.
Stroke order
Composed of
Used in characters
Used in vocabulary
海拔
height above sea level; elevation
选拔
to select the best
拔
to pull up; to pull out; to draw out by suction; to select; to pick; to stand out (above level); to surpass; to seize
提拔
to promote to a higher job; to select for promotion
拔掉
to pluck; to pull off; to pull out; to unplug
拔牙
to extract a tooth
挺拔
tall and straight
汉尼拔
Hannibal (name); Hannibal Barca (247-183 BC), Carthaginian general
出类拔萃
to excel the common (idiom); surpassing; preeminent; outstanding
拔除
to pull out; to remove
剑拔弩张
lit. with swords drawn and bows bent (idiom); fig. a state of mutual hostility; at daggers drawn
拔尖
top-notch (colloquial); to push oneself to the front
拔高
to raise (one's voice); to overrate; to build up; to stand out; outstanding
自拔
to free oneself; to extricate oneself from a difficult situation
拔河
tug-of-war; to take part in a tug-of-war
拔擢
select the best people for promotion
拔地而起
(idiom) (of a building etc) to rise out of the ground
坚韧不拔
firm and indomitable (idiom); tenacious and unyielding
拔萃
to distinguish oneself; to be of outstanding talent
坚忍不拔
fortitude
开拔
to set out (of troops); departure; start date (of military expedition)
一毛不拔
(lit.) unwilling to spare a single hair (idiom); (fig.) extremely stingy
连根拔
to pull up by the roots; to uproot
拔枪
to draw a gun