bān, pān

to pull; to turn (sth) around; to turn around (a situation); to recoup

Radical: 扌 HSK 8 v pictophonetic

Components & Etymology

扳 decomposes into the following components:

Semantic component: ; phonetic component: .

Words containing 扳

Common multi-character words and phrases that include 扳.

扳价
bān jià
to raise price
扳动
bān dòng
to pull out
扳回
bān huí
扳子
bān zi
spanner
扳平
bān píng
to equalize
扳手
bān shǒu
spanner
扳指
bān zhǐ
扳本
bān běn
to recoup losses (in gambling)
扳机
bān jī
trigger
扳罾
bān zēng
to lift the fishnet
扳道
bān dào
railroad switch
扳钳
bān qián
wrench

Related characters (radical 扌)

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