拨

撥

bō

verb HSK 7 #2,584

Meanings

1 to push aside
2 to stir
3 to dial

Examples

请拨打这个电话号码。

Qǐng bōdǎ zhège diànhuà hàomǎ.

Please dial this phone number.

政府拨了一笔款。

Zhèngfǔ bō le yì bǐ kuǎn.

The government allocated a sum of money.

Tips

usage

Common in 拨打 (bōdǎ, to dial) and 拨款 (bōkuǎn, to allocate funds).

Stroke Order

拨 bō