ㄅㄢ

bān

pull

扳 is a 7 stroke, simplified and traditional Chinese character and is pronounced as bān in the first tone, however it can also be pronounced as pān.

It is made up of the components 扌 (hand) and 反 (contrary).

  • 扳
    ㄅㄢ

    bān

    pull

    • 扌
      ㄕㄡ ˙

      shou

      hand

    • 反
      ㄈㄢ ˇ

      fǎn

      contrary

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Pronunciation

We found 2 pronunciations for 扳

bān
pān

Definitions for 扳 pronounced as bān

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

Definitions for 扳 pronounced as pān

  • variant of 攀[pan1]

Vocabulary

The most common words for 扳 — see all

  • ornamental thumb ring (originally a ring, often made from jade, worn by archers in ancient times to protect the right thumb when drawing a bowstring)
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