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拔 vs 拨

Pull out vs. dial: the hand radical is shared; the right side differs by one stroke.

拔
bá
ㄅㄚˊ
to pull up; to pull out
radical 扌 · to uproot, to pull out; to select, to promote
💡 hand
拨
bō · 撥
ㄅㄛ
to push aside with the hand, foot, a stick etc; to dial
radical 扌 · to stir, to move, to distribute, to allocate
💡 To dispatch 发 goods by hand 扌
In LinZi, pulling up a comparison is one tap inside a review, no context switch, no lost queue position.

拔 · 拨

Practice confusing pairs until the difference is automatic.

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