拔

bá

uproot, pull out

How to write 拔, stroke by stroke

to pull up; to pull out; to draw out by suction; to select; to pick; to stand out (above level); to surpass; to seize

Pictophonetic: semantic 扌 (hand), phonetic 犮

Made of 扌 + 犮

拔掉bá diàoto pluck; to pull off; to pull out; to unplug
提拔tí báto promote to a higher job; to select for promotion
海拔hǎi báheight above sea level; elevation
选拔xuǎn báto select the best
拔河bá hétug-of-war; to take part in a tug-of-war
拔牙bá yáto extract a tooth
出类拔萃chū lèi bá cuìto excel the common (idiom); surpassing; preeminent; outstanding
劲拔jìng bátall and straight
把拔bǎ bá(Tw) (slang) daddy (pun on 爸爸)
拔取bá qǔto pick out; to select and recruit; to pluck; to pull
拔地bá dìto rise steeply from level ground
拔尖bá jiāntop-notch (colloquial); to push oneself to the front

这个镇海拔1500米。
zhè ge zhèn hǎi bá 1 5 0 0 mǐ 。
The town is situated 1,500 meters above sea level.
我把蛀牙拔掉了。
wǒ bǎ zhù yá bá diào le 。
I got my decayed tooth pulled out.
一看到甜点，我就无法自拔。
yí kàn dào tián diǎn ， wǒ jiù wú fǎ zì bá 。
When it comes to sweets, I just can't control myself.
她拔出了一根儿扎在轮胎里的刺。
tā bá chū le yì gēn ér zhā zài lún tāi lǐ de cì 。
She pulled a thorn out of the tyre.
从根部把植物拔出来。
cóng gēn bù bǎ zhí wù bá chū lái 。
Pull the plant up by the roots.