扳
pān
#3,163 most
frequent character
variant of 攀[pan1]
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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