拨 - bō - Chinese character definition, English meaning and stroke order

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8 strokes
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拨 (撥)

bō

Definition

to dial
to allocate
to set aside (money)
to push aside with the hand, foot, a stick etc
to poke (the fire)
to pluck (a string instrument)
to turn round
classifier: group, batch

Character Decomposition

Related words (38)

拨付

bō fù

appropriate sum of money

拨冗

bō rǒng

to find time to do sth in the midst of pressing affairs

拨出

bō chū

to pull out; to allocate (funds); to dial

splash (of a fish)

to stir; to prod; to poke; to move sideways; to strum (on a guitar etc)

拨号

bō hào

to dial (a telephone number)

pizzicato

plectrum

to push aside; to part; to brush away

拨弄

bō nòng

to move to and fro (with hand, foot, stick etc); to fiddle with; to stir up

to call; to dial

dial-up (Internet connection)

拨款

bō kuǎn

to allocate funds; appropriation

set right; correct

appropriation

to make time

to turn; to turn around; to transfer (funds etc)

telephone dial

dial tone

plectrum

a drum-shaped rattle (used by peddlers or as a toy); rattle-drum

poker

bring order out of chaos; set to rights things which have been thrown into disorder

拨号连接

bō hào lián jiē

dial-up connection; dial-up networking

拨弦乐器

bō xián yuè qì

plucked string or stringed instrument; plucked instrument

划拨

huà bō

to assign; to allocate; to transfer (money to an account)

回拨

huí bō

to call (someone) back; to dial back

to pluck (a string)

to incite disharmony; to instigate

to provoke; to tease

to give instructions; to give advice

调拨

diào bō

to send (products); to allocate; to commit (funds); to channel (goods)

to sow discord

group of people

groundhog

plucked string music

plucked string instrument

挑灯拨火

tiǎo dēng bō huǒ

to sow discord; to provoke

Idioms (3)

拨云见日

bō yún jiàn rì

(lit.) to dispel the clouds and see the sun (idiom); fig. to restore justice

挑拨是非

tiǎo bō shì fēi

to incite a quarrel (idiom); to sow discord between people; to tell tales; to make mischief

挑拨离间

tiǎo bō lí jiàn

to sow dissension (idiom); to drive a wedge between

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