to pull up; to pull out; to draw out by suction

Watch it being written

Every character draws itself, stroke by stroke. Then grab the brush: trace it yourself and hear the word when you finish.

Build with these blocks

Chinese words snap together like bricks. Every word below shares a character with this one, so you are already halfway to knowing it.

See it in sentences

他在地里拔草。

He is pulling weeds in the field.

这颗牙该拔了。

This tooth should be pulled out.