Memory phrase for the character: 拔

拔

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Meaning

to pull out, pluck, pick, outstanding, to surpass

Pronunciation

bá

Explanation

 Left: hand 手, right: 犮 (friend 友 [= They shake hands ,又 because they are friends.] and emphasis 丶)

Mnemonic
 
You need three hands for that 丶 to be pulled out.

Radicals

扌 handSimplification of this hand 手
友 friend




 Vocabulary

选拔 xuǎn bá  to select the best
提拔 tí bá  to promote to a higher job; to select for promotion
拔节 bá jié  jointing
马桶拔 mǎ tǒng bá  plunger for unblocking toilet
象拔蚌 xiàng bá bàng  elephant trunk clam; geoduck (Panopea abrupta), large clam with a long proboscis (mainly from Washington State and British Columbia)
象拔蚌 xiàng bá bàng  

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