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撥

简 拨 · 繁 撥
Cantonese · source Jyutpingbut6#

Meanings · but6

  1. to push aside with the hand, foot, a stick etc
  2. to dial
  3. to allocate
  4. to set aside (money)
  5. to poke (the fire)
  6. to pluck (a string instrument)
  7. to turn round
  8. classifier: group, batch
  9. to move
  10. to dispel
  11. to distribute
  12. a plectrum
  13. to govern
Cantonese · source Jyutpingbut3#

Meanings · but3

  1. to push aside with the hand, foot, a stick etc
  2. to dial
  3. to allocate
  4. to set aside (money)
  5. to poke (the fire)
  6. to pluck (a string instrument)
  7. to turn round
  8. classifier: group, batch
  9. to move
  10. to dispel
  11. to distribute
  12. a plectrum
  13. to govern
Cantonese · source Jyutpingput3#

Meanings · put3

  1. to push aside with the hand, foot, a stick etc
  2. to dial
  3. to allocate
  4. to set aside (money)
  5. to poke (the fire)
  6. to pluck (a string instrument)
  7. to turn round
  8. classifier: group, batch
  9. to move
  10. to dispel
  11. to distribute
  12. a plectrum
  13. to govern
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Source definition segments, in their original order. Characters a definition cites are shown without their Mandarin pinyin; classifier lists that CC-Canto copied from CC-CEDICT are marked Mandarin. The community dictionary is not independently verified by zimai.

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Reading & tones

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Same syllable, six tones

butbut1—but2—砵but3alms bowlbut4—but5—勃but6flourishing

Characters whose customary Unihan reading (kCantonese) is this syllable in each tone, chosen as in the tone atlas (2013 standard level, then the number of CC-CEDICT words they form), with CC-Canto 2017's meaning for that reading; a dash means no catalogue character has that reading. Checked syllables (-p, -t, -k) normally carry tones 1, 3 and 6. Character readings, not word readings; no frequency implied.

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Written characters

撥拨

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Mandarin comparison · separate source entries

CC-CEDICT, the Mandarin–English dictionary, lists the same written form:

  • 撥 bō CC-CEDICT · Mandarinto push aside with the hand, foot, a stick etc; to dial; to allocate; to set aside (money); to poke (the fire); to pluck (a string instrument); to turn round; classifier: group, batch

A separate source entry, shown for comparison. The same characters can carry different senses in Mandarin and in Cantonese; zimai does not align these senses.

CC-Canto includes this pinyin reference: bo1. It does not establish a Mandarin word with the same meaning.

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Compare dictionary sources Wiktionary · 21 senses · 3 Cantonese readings

Rime Cantonese 粵拼

but3 · but6 · put3

Cantonese word readings for 撥. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.

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Wiktionary English definitions · Chinese section

Independent source senses for this spelling, with usage labels retained. Not matched to the pronunciation above.

character · Etymology 1

  1. (transitive) to turn around; to move in a "waving", scattering way, including: — to dispel; to scatter
  2. (transitive) to turn around; to move in a "waving", scattering way, including: — to distribute; to allocate (resources, staff, etc); to set aside (money)
  3. (transitive) to turn around; to move in a "waving", scattering way, including: — to dial (a phone number)
  4. (transitive) to turn around; to move in a "waving", scattering way, including: — to push aside or forward with the foot, hand, stick, etc.
  5. (transitive) to turn around; to move in a "waving", scattering way, including: — to stir; to pluck
  6. (transitive) to turn around; to move in a "waving", scattering way, including: — (figurative) to incite; to excite
  7. (transitive) to turn around; to move in a "waving", scattering way, including: — to play a plucked string instrument
  8. (transitive) to turn around; to move in a "waving", scattering way, including: — to wave a fan
  9. (transitive) to turn around; to move in a "waving", scattering way, including: — to poke (a fire)
  10. (transitive) to turn around; to move in a "waving", scattering way, including: — (Southern Min) to take out (time, etc.)
  11. (transitive) to turn around; to move in a "waving", scattering way, including: — (Southern Min) to divert; to reallocate; to misappropriate (money, funds, etc.)
  12. (intransitive) to wave; to sweep; to whirl
  13. (intransitive) to ferment (of wine); to brew
  14. (transitive) to delete; to cut
  15. (transitive) to reject; to abandon
  16. (transitive) to govern; to rule; to pacify
  17. plectrum
  18. Classifier for people or things: group; batch

character · Etymology 2

  1. (Wu) to give
  2. (Wu) to allow
  3. (Wu) to; for; by

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Original source comment: adapted from cc-cedict

Original source comment: adapted from cc-cedict

Original source comment: adapted from cc-cedict

Mandarin comparison: CC-CEDICT 2026-10-13, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source reading differences and six-tone sets: computed by zimai from Unihan 17.0.0 (Unicode License V3).

Exact source records & identity撥 拨 [bo1] {but6} /to push aside with the hand, foot, a stick etc/to dial/to allocate/to set aside (money)/to poke (the fire)/to pluck (a string instrument)/to turn round/classifier: group, batch/to move/to dispel/to distribute/a plectrum/to govern/ # adapted from cc-cedict

SHA-256: 07ea19e2957a2269fada6d5bedc76429ca6a6524b73fe6df94bef79c30e9d0d0

撥 拨 [bo1] {but3} /to push aside with the hand, foot, a stick etc/to dial/to allocate/to set aside (money)/to poke (the fire)/to pluck (a string instrument)/to turn round/classifier: group, batch/to move/to dispel/to distribute/a plectrum/to govern/ # adapted from cc-cedict

SHA-256: 2355e0b25dc621fa1b695a9087c9c31a90c33d04338af754234d1db9d770ea0a

撥 拨 [bo1] {put3} /to push aside with the hand, foot, a stick etc/to dial/to allocate/to set aside (money)/to poke (the fire)/to pluck (a string instrument)/to turn round/classifier: group, batch/to move/to dispel/to distribute/a plectrum/to govern/ # adapted from cc-cedict

SHA-256: 20511b388d8927604209e53773965aa5d96219414abef27a5736e25d0316b52d