扳

Character

扳 bān · pān

HSK 7–9Character2 readings

to pull or turn something with force, like using a wrench (扳手)

Radical: 扌
Strokes: 7
Structure: Left–right
Parts: 扌反
Traditional: 扳
Frequency: #3536 most common character

Practice writing

Readings and meanings

bānMain reading pānRare reading

bān

ban1Main readingHSK 7–9

to pull or turn something with force, like using a wrench (扳手)
to win back points or something lost, as in a game (扳回)

Examples

他用扳手修好了自行车。
tā yòng bān shǒu xiū hǎo le zì xíng chē
He fixed the bike with a wrench.
AI-generated sentence
他们最后扳回了一分。
tā men zuì hòu bān huí le yī fēn
In the end, they got one point back.
AI-generated sentence

Words that use “扳” as bān

扳价bān jiàto demand a high priceWord 扳动bān dòngto pull outWord 扳回bān huíto pull backWord 扳子bān zispannerWord 扳平bān píngto equalizeWord 扳手bān shǒuspannerWord 扳指bān zhǐornamental thumb ringWord 扳本bān běnto recoup lossesWord

pān

pan1Reading 2Rare readingUnreviewed

This reading is uncommon in everyday Chinese; the main reading is bān.

to pull something toward you with your hand
to hold on to something with your hands while climbing

Examples

他扳下一个苹果。
tā pān xià yí gè píng guǒ
He pulled down an apple.
AI-generated sentence
我扳着树枝慢慢爬。
wǒ pān zhe shù zhī màn màn pá
I hold on to the branch and climb slowly.
AI-generated sentence

Stroke order

Practice writing 扳

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Same radical 扌

All characters with 扌 →

把bǎ 打dǎ 拉lā 接jiē 提tí 报bào 指zhǐ 持chí 舉jǔ 才cái 找zhǎo 据jù

扳

Character

扳 bān · pān

HSK 7–9Character2 readings

to pull or turn something with force, like using a wrench (扳手)

Radical: 扌
Strokes: 7
Structure: Left–right
Parts: 扌反
Traditional: 扳
Frequency: #3536 most common character

Practice writing

Readings and meanings

bānMain reading pānRare reading

bān

ban1Main readingHSK 7–9

to pull or turn something with force, like using a wrench (扳手)
to win back points or something lost, as in a game (扳回)

Examples

他用扳手修好了自行车。
tā yòng bān shǒu xiū hǎo le zì xíng chē
He fixed the bike with a wrench.
AI-generated sentence
他们最后扳回了一分。
tā men zuì hòu bān huí le yī fēn
In the end, they got one point back.
AI-generated sentence

Words that use “扳” as bān

pān

pan1Reading 2Rare readingUnreviewed

This reading is uncommon in everyday Chinese; the main reading is bān.

to pull something toward you with your hand
to hold on to something with your hands while climbing

Examples

他扳下一个苹果。
tā pān xià yí gè píng guǒ
He pulled down an apple.
AI-generated sentence
我扳着树枝慢慢爬。
wǒ pān zhe shù zhī màn màn pá
I hold on to the branch and climb slowly.
AI-generated sentence

Stroke order

Practice writing 扳

Draw “扳” here — the faint guide shows its shape.

See all 26 words with 扳 →

Same radical 扌

All characters with 扌 →

把bǎ 打dǎ 拉lā 接jiē 提tí 报bào 指zhǐ 持chí 舉jǔ 才cái 找zhǎo 据jù