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拨 bō dial

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Traditional
撥

Stroke order

拨 is written in 8 strokes.

拨 — the Chinese character for dial (bō), stroke diagram
Stroke diagram for 拨 — dial

Senses

  1. to push aside with the hand, foot, a stick etc
  2. to dial
  3. to allocate
  4. to set aside (money)
  5. to poke (the fire)
  6. to pluck (a string instrument)
  7. to turn round
  8. classifier: group, batch

Related words

拨 is pronounced bō and means “dial”.

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