拨

Traditional: 撥

bō

Dictionary entry

to push aside with the hand, foot, a stick etc

What does 拨 mean?

拨 (bō) has the following dictionary meaning.

1to push aside with the hand, foot, a stick etc

2to dial

3to allocate

4to set aside (money)

5to poke (the fire)

6to pluck (a string instrument)

7to turn round

8classifier: group, batch

Character breakdown

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拨bōto push aside with the hand, foot, a stick etc · to dial

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拨

bō

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