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7-9

to pull

Composition


Components

Sounds

Pinyin

ban1 bān

Meaning


Primary

to pull

Alternatives

pull, pulls, pulled, pulling, to tug, tug, tugs, tugging

Mnemonic


[b-] Bart Simpson is in [1] front of the [-an] pawn shop where he is playing with a 扌 finger. He puts it on a 反 swing and 扳 pulls it back as far as possible before letting it go. The 扌 finger goes flying off the 反 swing into the grass. Bart laughs maniacally then runs over to the 扌 finger and 扳 pulls it back to the 反 swing to do it again.

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