撥

See also: 拨

撥	U+64A5, 撥 CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-64A5

← 撤
[U+64A4]

CJK Unified Ideographs

撦 →
[U+64A6]

Translingual

Traditional	撥
Shinjitai (extended)	𫝼
Simplified	拨

Han character

撥 (Kangxi radical 64, 手+12, 15 strokes, cangjie input 手弓人水 (QNOE), four-corner 5204₇, composition ⿰扌發)

References

KangXi: page 455, character 11

Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 12727

Dae Jaweon: page 804, character 17

Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 3, page 1964, character 6

Unihan data for U+64A5

Chinese

Glyph origin

Characters in the same phonetic series (發) (Zhengzhang, 2003)

	Old Chinese
廢	*pads
癈	*pads
橃	pads, bad
撥	*paːd
鱍	paːd, pʰaːd
襏	*paːd
驋	*paːd
鏺	*pʰaːd
潑	*pʰaːd
醱	*pʰaːd

Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声, OC *paːd) : semantic 手 (“hand”) + phonetic 發／发 (OC *pad).

Etymology 1

trad.		撥
simp.		拨

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Standard)
(Pinyin): bō (bo¹)
(Zhuyin): ㄅㄛ
(Chengdu, SP): bo²
Cantonese (Jyutping): but⁶, but³, put³
Gan (Wiktionary): bot⁶
Hakka
(Sixian, PFS): pat
(Meixian, Guangdong): bad⁵
Jin (Wiktionary): bah⁴ / beh⁴
Min Bei (KCR): buŏi
Min Dong (BUC): buák
Min Nan
(Hokkien, POJ): poah / poat
(Teochew, Peng'im): puah⁴ / bhuah⁴
Wu (Wiktionary): peq (T4)
Xiang (Wiktionary): bo⁶

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: bō
  - Zhuyin: ㄅㄛ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: bo
  - Wade–Giles: po¹
  - Yale: bwō
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: bo
  - Palladius: бо (bo)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /pwɔ⁵⁵/
- (Chengdu)
  - Sichuanese Pinyin: bo²
  - Scuanxua Ladinxua Xin Wenz: bo
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /po²¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: but⁶, but³, put³
  - Yale: buht, but, put
  - Cantonese Pinyin: but⁹, but⁸, put⁸
  - Guangdong Romanization: bud⁶, bud³, pud³
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /puːt̚²/, /puːt̚³/, /pʰuːt̚³/

Note:

but6 — literary;
put3 — vernacular, "to wave (a fan), to poke (a fire)", in 撥火／拨火 (put3 fo2), 撥扇／拨扇 (put3 sin3), 撥爐／拨炉 (put3 lou4).

Gan
- (Nanchang)
  - Wiktionary: bot⁶
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /pɵt̚⁵/
Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: pat
  - Hakka Romanization System: bad`
  - Hagfa Pinyim: bad⁵
  - Sinological IPA: /pat̚²/
- (Meixian)
  - Guangdong: bad⁵
  - Sinological IPA: /pat̚¹/
Jin
- (Taiyuan)⁺
  - Wiktionary: bah⁴ / beh⁴
  - Sinological IPA (old-style): /paʔ²/, /pəʔ²/

Note:

bah4 - vernacular;
beh4 - literary.

Min Bei
- (Jian'ou)
  - Kienning Colloquial Romanized: buŏi
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /puɛ²⁴/
Min Dong
- (Fuzhou)
  - Bàng-uâ-cê: buák
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /puɑʔ²⁴/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: poah / poat
  - Tâi-lô: puah / puat
  - Phofsit Daibuun: poaq, poad
  - IPA (Xiamen): /puaʔ³²/, /puat̚³²/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /puaʔ⁵/, /puat̚⁵/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /puaʔ³²/, /puat̚³²/
  - IPA (Taipei): /puaʔ³²/, /puat̚³²/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /puaʔ³²/, /puat̚³²/

Note:

poah - vernacular;
poat - literary.

- (Teochew)
  - Peng'im: puah⁴ / bhuah⁴
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: phuah / buah
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /pʰuaʔ²/, /buaʔ²/
Wu
- (Shanghainese)
  - Wiktionary: peq (T4)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /pəʔ⁵⁵/
Xiang
- (Changsha)
  - Wiktionary: bo⁶
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /po²⁴/

Middle Chinese: /puɑt̚/

Rime
Character	撥
Reading #	1/1
Initial (聲)	幫 (1)
Final (韻)	桓 (64)
Tone (調)	Checked (Ø)
Openness (開合)	Closed
Division (等)	I
Fanqie	北末切
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang Shangfang	/puɑt̚/
Pan Wuyun	/pʷɑt̚/
Shao Rongfen	/puɑt̚/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/pwat̚/
Li Rong	/puɑt̚/
Wang Li	/puɑt̚/
Bernard Karlgren	/puɑt̚/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	bo
Expected Cantonese Reflex	but³

Old Chinese
(Baxter–Sagart): /*pˤat/
(Zhengzhang): /*paːd/

Baxter–Sagart system 1.1 (2014)
Character	撥
Reading #	1/1
Modern Beijing (Pinyin)	bō
Middle Chinese	‹ pat ›
Old Chinese	/*pˁat/
English	spread out
Notes for Old Chinese notations in the Baxter–Sagart system: * Parentheses "()" indicate uncertain presence; * Square brackets "[]" indicate uncertain identity, e.g. [t] as coda may in fact be -t or -p; Angle brackets "<>" indicate infix; * Hyphen "-" indicates morpheme boundary; * Period "." indicates syllable boundary.

Zhengzhang system (2003)
Character	撥
Reading #	1/1
No.	2831
Phonetic component	發
Rime group	月
Rime subdivision	1
Corresponding MC rime	撥
Old Chinese	/*paːd/

Definitions

撥

(transitive) to turn around; to move in a "waving", scattering way, including:
1. to dispel; to scatter
2. to distribute; to allocate (resources, staff, etc); to set aside (money)
3. to dial (a phone number)
4. to push aside or forward with the foot, hand, stick, etc.
5. to stir; to pluck
6. (figurative) to incite; to excite
7. to play a plucked string instrument
8. to wave a fan
9. to poke (a fire)
(intransitive) to wave; to sweep; to whirl
(intransitive) to ferment (of wine); to brew
(transitive) to delete; to cut
(transitive) to reject; to abandon
(transitive) to govern; to rule; to pacify
撥亂反正／拨乱反正 ― bōluànfǎnzhèng ― to bring order out of chaos
plectrum
Classifier for people or things: group; batch

Synonyms

(to turn around): 掉轉／掉转 (diàozhuǎn)
(to brew): 潑／泼 (pō)
(group): 撥子／拨子 (bōzi)

Compounds

Derived terms from 撥

一撥／一拨
個人撥接／个人拨接
冒霜撥露／冒霜拨露
分撥／分拨 (fēnbō)
分斤撥兩／分斤拨两
剔撥／剔拨
劃撥／划拨 (huàbō)
史撥尼克／史拨尼克 (si2 but6 nei4 hak1)
嘲撥／嘲拨
土撥鼠／土拨鼠 (tǔbōshǔ)
差撥／差拨
批撥／批拨
挑撥／挑拨 (tiǎobō)
挑撥是非／挑拨是非
挑撥離間／挑拨离间 (tiǎobōlíjiàn)
挑燈撥火／挑灯拨火
提撥／提拨
撥亂／拨乱
撥亂之才／拨乱之才
撥亂反正／拨乱反正 (bōluànfǎnzhèng)
撥亂反治／拨乱反治
撥亂濟危／拨乱济危
撥亂濟時／拨乱济时
撥亂興治／拨乱兴治
撥亂誅暴／拨乱诛暴
撥交／拨交
撥付／拨付 (bōfù)
撥兵／拨兵
撥冗／拨冗 (bōrǒng)
撥出／拨出 (bōchū)
撥剌／拨剌
撥動／拨动 (bōdòng)
撥協銀／拨协银
撥嘴／拨嘴
撥子／拨子 (bōzi)
撥弄／拨弄 (bōnòng)

撥弄是非／拨弄是非
撥弓／拨弓
撥弗倒／拨弗倒
撥弦／拨弦
撥弦樂器／拨弦乐器
撥扇／拨扇
撥手／拨手
撥拉／拨拉 (bōlā)
撥接／拨接 (bōjiē)
撥接服務／拨接服务
撥接費／拨接费
撥撩／拨撩
撥改貸／拨改贷
撥款／拨款 (bōkuǎn)
撥正／拨正
撥浪鼓／拨浪鼓 (bōlanggǔ)
撥火／拨火
撥火兒／拨火儿
撥火棍／拨火棍 (bōhuǒgùn)
撥火棒／拨火棒
撥煩理劇／拨烦理剧
撥煩理難／拨烦理难
撥爐／拨炉
撥用／拨用
撥甩／拨甩
撥發／拨发 (bōfā)
撥盤／拨盘
撥瞪兒／拨瞪儿
撥穀／拨谷
撥算盤／拨算盘
撥給／拨给
撥置／拨置
撥草尋蛇／拨草寻蛇
撥萬論千／拨万论千
撥萬輪千／拨万轮千
撥著癢處／拨著痒处

撥號系統／拨号系统
撥蠟法／拨蜡法
撥補／拨补
撥錢／拨钱
撥鐙法／拨镫法
撥開／拨开 (bōkāi)
撥阮／拨阮
撥雨撩雲／拨雨撩云
撥雲撩雨／拨云撩雨
撥雲睹日／拨云睹日
撥雲見日／拨云见日 (bōyúnjiànrì)
撥頭／拨头 (bōtóu)
撥風也似／拨风也似
撥風羽／拨风羽
撥馬／拨马 (bōmǎ)
撥魚兒／拨鱼儿
撥龜／拨龟
撩撥／撩拨 (liáobō)
撩蜂撥刺／撩蜂拨刺
撩雲撥雨／撩云拨雨
擺撥／摆拨 (bǎibō)
擺撥不下／摆拨不下
支撥／支拨 (zhībō)
桿撥／杆拨
棖撥／枨拨
標撥／标拨
炊撥兒／炊拨儿
短撥／短拨
空撥／空拨
胡撥四／胡拨四 (húbōsì)
調撥／调拨 (diàobō)
調撥車道／调拨车道
起撥／起拨
返正撥亂／返正拨乱
遣撥／遣拨
點撥／点拨 (diǎnbō)

Etymology 2

trad.		撥
simp.		拨
alternative forms		畀

Likely a glottalized variant of 把 (MC pˠa^X, “to hold; to give (dialectal)”) (Dai, 2004).

Pronunciation

Wu (Wiktionary): peq (T4)

Wu
- (Shanghainese)
  - Wiktionary: peq (T4)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /pəʔ⁵⁵/

Definitions

撥 (Wu)

to give
我撥伊一本書。 [Shanghainese, trad.]
我拨伊一本书。 [Shanghainese, simp.]
From: 2011, Hu Baotan, 弄堂, page 2
[ŋv̩ʷ²³ pəʔ³³ ɦi⁴⁴ i̯ɪʔ³³ pəɲ⁴⁴ sz̩⁵³] [IPA]
I give him a book.
to allow
to; for; by
搿個物事是撥儂個。 [Shanghainese, trad.]
搿个物事是拨侬个。 [Shanghainese, simp.]
[ɡ̊əʔ¹¹ ɦəʔ²³ məʔ¹¹ z̥z̩²³ z̥z̩²³ pəʔ⁴⁴ nʊŋ²³ ɦəʔ¹²] [IPA]
This is for you.
我撥伊罵脫兩聲。 [Shanghainese, trad.]
我拨伊骂脱两声。 [Shanghainese, simp.]
From: 2011, Hu Baotan, 弄堂, page 2
[ŋv̩ʷ²³ pəʔ⁴⁴ ɦi²³ mo²² tʰəʔ⁴⁴ liã²² sã⁴⁴] [IPA]
I was briefly scolded by him.
講撥人家聽／讲拨人家听 [Shanghainese] ― [kɑ̃³⁴ pəʔ⁴⁴ n̠ʲɪɲ²² ka̱⁴⁴ tʰɪɲ⁵³] [IPA] ― to tell someone else
送禮物撥老師 [Shanghainese, trad.]
送礼物拨老师 [Shanghainese, simp.]
[sʊŋ⁴⁴ li²² v̥əʔ⁴⁴ pəʔ⁵⁵ lɔ²² sz̩⁴⁴] [IPA]
to give a gift to one's teacher

Synonyms

(to give):

Dialectal synonyms of 給 (“to give”) [map]

Variety	Location	Words edit
Classical Chinese		予, 畀
Formal (Written Standard Chinese)		給
Mandarin	Beijing	給
	Taiwan	給
	Tianjin	給
	Jinan	給
	Xi'an	給
	Wuhan	把, 把得, 給
	Chengdu	給
	Guilin	給
	Yangzhou	把, 給
	Hefei	給
	Malaysia	給
	Singapore	給
Cantonese	Guangzhou	畀
	Hong Kong	畀
	Macau	畀
	Taishan	畀
	Dongguan	畀
	Yangjiang	畀
	Kuala Lumpur (Guangfu)	畀
	Penang (Guangfu)	畀
	Singapore (Guangfu)	畀
Gan	Nanchang	把
Hakka	Meixian	分
	Miaoli (N. Sixian)	分
	Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian)	分
	Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu)	分
	Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu)	分
	Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping)	分
	Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an)	得
	Kuching (Hepo)	分
Jin	Taiyuan	給
Min Bei	Jian'ou	吶
Min Dong	Fuzhou	乞
Min Nan	Xiamen	予
	Quanzhou	予
	Zhangzhou	予
	Zhao'an	予
	Taipei	予
	New Taipei (Sanxia)	予
	Kaohsiung	予
	Yilan	予
	Changhua (Lukang)	予
	Taichung	予
	Taichung (Wuqi)	予
	Tainan	予
	Taitung	予
	Hsinchu	予
	Kinmen	予
	Penghu (Magong)	予
	Penang (Hokkien)	予
	Singapore (Hokkien)	予
	Manila (Hokkien)	予
	Chaozhou	分, 乞
	Shantou	分, 乞
	Shantou (Chaoyang)	乞
	Jieyang	分, 乞
	Haifeng	分, 予
	Singapore (Teochew)	乞
	Pontianak (Teochew)	分, 乞
	Leizhou	乞
	Wenchang	分
	Haikou	要
Wu	Shanghai	撥, 撥辣
	Suzhou	撥
	Ningbo	撥
	Wenzhou	匄
Xiang	Changsha	把

(by):

Dialectal synonyms of 被 (“by”) [map]

Variety	Location	Words edit
Formal (Written Standard Chinese)		被
Mandarin	Beijing	讓, 叫, 給
	Taiwan	讓, 叫, 給
	Jinan	叫, 讓
	Xi'an	叫
	Wuhan	把得
	Chengdu	遭, 叫
	Yangzhou	給, 把
	Hefei	給, 叫
	Malaysia	被, 給
	Singapore	被, 讓, 給
Cantonese	Guangzhou	畀
	Hong Kong	畀
	Hong Kong (San Tin Weitou)	畀
	Hong Kong (Kam Tin Weitou)	畀
	Hong Kong (Ting Kok)	畀
	Hong Kong (Tung Ping Chau)	畀
	Macau	畀
	Guangzhou (Panyu)	畀
	Guangzhou (Huashan, Huadu)	畀
	Guangzhou (Conghua)	畀
	Guangzhou (Zengcheng)	畀
	Foshan	畀
	Foshan (Shatou, Nanhai)	畀
	Foshan (Shunde)	畀
	Foshan (Sanshui)	畀
	Foshan (Mingcheng, Gaoming)	畀
	Zhongshan (Shiqi)	畀
	Zhuhai (Qianshan)	畀
	Zhuhai (Doumen, Shangheng Tanka)	畀
	Zhuhai (Doumen)	畀
	Jiangmen (Baisha)	畀
	Jiangmen (Xinhui)	畀
	Taishan	畀
	Kaiping (Chikan)	畀
	Enping (Niujiang)	畀
	Heshan (Yayao)	畀
	Dongguan	畀
	Shenzhen (Shajing, Bao'an)	畀
	Shaoguan	畀
	Yunfu	畀
	Yangjiang	畀
	Xinyi	畀
	Kuala Lumpur (Guangfu)	畀
	Singapore (Guangfu)	畀
Gan	Nanchang	讓, 等
Hakka	Meixian	分
	Xingning	分
	Huizhou (Huicheng Bendihua)	畀
	Huiyang	分
	Huidong (Daling)	分
	Dongguan (Qingxi)	分
	Boluo (Bendihua)	畀
	Shenzhen (Shatoujiao)	分
	Zhongshan (Wuguishan)	畀
	Wuhua (Huacheng)	分
	Heyuan (Bendihua)	把
	Longchuan (Tuocheng Bendihua)	畀
	Heping (Linzhai Bendihua)	把
	Lianping (Longjie Bendihua)	分
	Shaoguan (Qujiang)	分
	Lianshan (Xiaosanjiang)	分
	Liannan	分
	Conghua (Lütian)	分
	Jiexi	分
	Changting	得
	Wuping	得
	Wuping (Pingyu)	得
	Liancheng	給
	Ninghua	分
	Ruijin	得
	Shicheng	得
	Shangyou (Shexi)	討
	Miaoli (N. Sixian)	分
	Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian)	分
	Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu)	分
	Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu)	分
	Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping)	分
	Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an)	得
	Hong Kong	分
	Senai (Huiyang)	分
	Kuching (Hepo)	分
Jin	Taiyuan	叫, 給
Min Bei	Jian'ou	吶
Min Dong	Fuzhou	乞
Min Nan	Xiamen	予, 乞
	Quanzhou	予, 乞
	Zhangzhou	予, 乞
	Taipei	予
	New Taipei (Sanxia)	予
	Kaohsiung	予
	Yilan	予
	Changhua (Lukang)	予
	Taichung	予
	Tainan	予
	Hsinchu	予
	Kinmen	予
	Penghu (Magong)	予
	Singapore (Hokkien)	予
	Manila (Hokkien)	予
	Chaozhou	分, 乞
	Shantou	分, 乞, 予
	Shantou (Chaoyang)	乞
	Jieyang	分
	Leizhou	乞
	Haikou	要
Wu	Shanghai	撥, 撥辣
	Suzhou	撥, 撥勒
	Ningbo	撥, 撥人家
	Wenzhou	匄
Xiang	Changsha	聽, 撈, 讓, 被
Xiang	Shuangfeng	耗

Compounds

撥辣／拨辣

Japanese

Shinjitai (extended)	𫝼
Kyūjitai	撥

Kanji

撥

(uncommon “Hyōgai” kanji, kyūjitai kanji, shinjitai form 𫝼)

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Readings

Go-on: はち (hachi)
Kan-on: はつ (hatsu)
Kan’yō-on: ばち (bachi)
Kun: おさめる (osameru, 撥める); かかげる (kakageru, 撥げる); はねる (haneru, 撥ねる); はらう (harau, 撥う)^{←はらふ (farafu, historical)}; ひらく (hiraku, 撥く)

Usage notes

In modern Japanese, 撥 is mostly replaced by 発, due to the deprecation of non-tōyō kanji caused by the Japanese script reform.

Japanese terms with 撥 replaced by daiyōji 発

挑発

発条

反発

Compounds

撥(はつ)音(おん) (hatsuon)
撥(はっ)開(かい) (hakkai)
撥(はっ)棄(き) (hakki)
撥(はっ)弓(きゅう) (hakkyū)
撥(はっ)去(きょ) (hakkyo)
撥(はつ)条(じょう) (hatsujō) (発(はつ)条(じょう))
撥(はつ)剌(らつ) (hatsuratsu) (発(はつ)剌(らつ), 潑(はつ)剌(らつ))
撥(はつ)簾(れん) (hatsuren)
挑(ちょう)撥(はつ) (chōhatsu) (挑(ちょう)発(はつ))
調(ちょう)撥(はつ) (chōhatsu)
反(はん)撥(ぱつ) (hanpatsu) (反(はん)発(ぱつ))

Etymology

Kanji in this term
撥
ばち Hyōgaiji
on’yomi

From Middle Chinese 撥 (MC puɑt̚).

Pronunciation

Kan’yōyomi

(Tokyo) ばち [bàchíꜜ] (Odaka – [2])[1][2]
IPA^(key): [ba̠t͡ɕi]

Noun

撥(ばち) • (bachi) (kyūjitai, shinjitai 𫝼)

plectrum for instruments such as the biwa and shamisen

Related terms

桴(ばち), 枹(ばち) (bachi)

References

2011, 新明解国語辞典 (Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten), Seventh Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN

Korean

Etymology

From Middle Chinese 撥 (MC puɑt̚).

Pronunciation

(SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [pa̠ɭ]
Phonetic hangul: [발]

(SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [pʌ̹ɭ]
Phonetic hangul: [벌]

Hanja

Wikisource撥 (eumhun 다스릴 발 (daseuril bal))
撥 (eumhun 방패 벌 (bangpae beol))

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Compounds

발거 (撥去, balgeo)
발군 (撥軍, balgun)
발기 (撥棄, balgi)
발등법 (撥鐙法, baldeungbeop)
발란 (撥亂, ballan)
발랄 (撥剌, ballal)
발무 (撥无, balmu)
발민 (撥憫, balmin)
발발 (撥撥, balbal)
발소 (撥所, balso)
발조 (撥條, baljo)
발졸 (撥卒, baljol)

References

국제퇴계학회 대구경북지부 (國際退溪學會大邱慶北支部) (2007). Digital Hanja Dictionary, 전자사전／電子字典.
Zonmal.com Hanja Dictionary (존말닷컴 한자사전／漢字辭典) (2002-2005).

Vietnamese

Han character

撥: Hán Nôm readings: phết, bát, phiết

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Zhuang

Noun

撥

Sawndip form of fwed (“wing”)

[SMK7-1] 2011, 新明解国語辞典 (Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten), Seventh Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN

[DJR-2] 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN