拔

Alternative forms

 * In and  scripts, the bottom right component of  is written  instead of  (as found in the ).
 * In and  scripts, the bottom right component of  is written  ( with a dot on the top right corner). Due to, both traditional and simplified forms are encoded under the same codepoint. A CJK compatibility ideograph (U+2F8B6) exists corresponding to this form.
 * In Japanese, the right component is  to  instead, giving  (U+629C).

Descendants

 * (Japanese )

Glyph origin
– a hand pulls.

Definitions

 * 1) to pull up; to pull out
 * 2) to suck out; to draw
 * 3) to select; to pick; to choose
 * 4) to lift; to raise
 * 5) to surpass; to stand out among
 * 6) to capture; to seize
 * 7)  to cool in water
 * 8)  to pull; to tug
 * 9)  to snatch forcefully
 * 10)  to suck away someone else's chi

Kanji

 * 1) extract, pull out, pilfer

Hanja