扳手
扳手 bān shǒu ㄅㄢ ㄕㄡˇ paan1 sau2
- spanner
- wrench
- lever (on a machine)
Stroke order
Practice writing
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Character breakdown
More words with these characters
扳
- 扳价扳價 bān jià ㄅㄢ ㄐㄧㄚˋ paan1 gaa3 to demand a high price
- 扳动扳動 bān dòng ㄅㄢ ㄉㄨㄥˋ paan1 dung6 to pull out
- 扳回 bān huí ㄅㄢ ㄏㄨㄟˊ paan1 wui4 to pull back
- 扳子 bān zi ㄅㄢ ˙ㄗ paan1 zi2 spanner; wrench
- 扳平 bān píng ㄅㄢ ㄆㄧㄥˊ paan1 ping4 to equalize
- 扳指 bān zhǐ ㄅㄢ ㄓˇ baan1 zi2 ornamental thumb ring (originally a ring, often made from jade, worn by archers in ancient times to protect the right thumb when drawing a bowstring)
Idioms with these characters
- 扳龙附凤扳龍附鳳 bān lóng fù fèng ㄅㄢ ㄌㄨㄥˊ ㄈㄨˋ ㄈㄥˋ paan1 lung4 fu6 fung6 hitching a ride to the sky on the dragon and phoenix (idiom); fig. currying favor with the rich and powerful in the hope of advancement
- 劈空扳害 pī kōng bān hài ㄆㄧ ㄎㄨㄥ ㄅㄢ ㄏㄞˋ pek3 hung1 paan1 hoi6 damaged by groundless slander (idiom)
- 爱不释手愛不釋手 ài bù shì shǒu ㄞˋ ㄅㄨˋ ㄕˋ ㄕㄡˇ oi3 bat1 sik1 sau2 (idiom) to like sth so much that one is reluctant to put it down; to find sth utterly irresistible
- 碍手碍脚礙手礙腳 ài shǒu ài jiǎo ㄞˋ ㄕㄡˇ ㄞˋ ㄐㄧㄠˇ ngoi6 sau2 ngoi6 goek3 (idiom) to be in the way; to be a hindrance
- 白手起家 bái shǒu qǐ jiā ㄅㄞˊ ㄕㄡˇ ㄑㄧˇ ㄐㄧㄚ baak6 sau2 hei2 gaa1 (idiom) to build up from nothing; to start from scratch
- 赤手空拳 chì shǒu kōng quán ㄔˋ ㄕㄡˇ ㄎㄨㄥ ㄑㄩㄢˊ cek3 sau2 hung1 kyun4 (idiom) with one's bare hands (unarmed – also figuratively: without assistance)
- 措手不及 cuò shǒu bù jí ㄘㄨㄛˋ ㄕㄡˇ ㄅㄨˋ ㄐㄧˊ cou3 sau2 bat1 kap6 no time to deal with it (idiom); caught unprepared