拨
Meanings
1. to push aside with the hand, foot, a stick etc
2. to dial
3. to allocate
4. to set aside (money)
5. to poke (the fire)
6. to pluck (a string instrument)
7. to turn round
8. classifier: group, batch
Characters used
Examples3
你
Are you sure you dialed the right number?
好
Good. Can you make long distance calls from the room?
在
You can only make local calls from the room; you can go to the front desk to call long-distance.