拔
拔
“to uproot”
Radical: 扌
Strokes: 8
Level: HSK 6
How 拔 is built — side by side
扌
Hand radical (扌) · tí shǒu páng
Hand actions all lean on 扌: 打 hit, 找 look for, 把 hold.
犮
component
Origin
hand
Words with 拔
拔苗助长 bá miáo zhù zhǎng — to spoil things through excessive enthusiasm (idiom)
海拔 hǎi bá — height above sea level
提拔 tí bá — to promote to a higher job
挺拔 tǐng bá — tall and straight
选拔 xuǎn bá — to select the best
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