扳

bān
#3,163 most
frequent character
to pull
verb

Character breakdown

Source: Make Me a Hanzi.

扳 uses 扌 hand as its meaning part and 反 fǎn as its sound part. Read bān, it first meant to pull or draw, later to turn something around. Read pān, it means to climb; that use was borrowed for its sound.

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Example Sentences

他用力扳开了门。
tā yònglì bānkāi le mén 。
He pulled the door open with force.
请小心地扳动这个开关。
qǐng xiǎoxīn dì bān dòng zhègè kāiguān 。
Please carefully pull this switch.
她扳回了比赛的主动权。
tā bān huí le bǐsài de zhǔdòng quán 。
She pulled back the initiative in the game.

Same Characters, Different Readings

扳pān
variant of 攀[pan1]

Words with similar meanings

拉lā
to pull
A more general term for pulling, can be used in many different contexts.
拖tuō
to drag
Implying pulling something with more force or effort, often used when the object is heavy.

Homophones

HSK 3
班bān
team, class, squad, work shift
HSK 3
搬bān
to move, to shift, to remove
般bān
sort, kind, class, way, manner

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