move

To dispatch  goods by hand 

Components
扌 meaning component

  Meaning component

shoushǒu

  

hand

发 meaning component

  Meaning component

  

issue

Evolution

拨 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
拨 Clerical script Cao Wei (Three Kingdoms: 222-280 AD)

Clerical script

Cao Wei (Three Kingdoms: 222-280 AD)
拨 Traditional script Modern

Traditional script

Modern
拨 Simplified script Modern

Simplified script

Modern
Definitions

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move; dispel; distribute; plectrum, play stringed instrument; to push aside with the hand, foot, a stick etc; to dial; to allocate; to set aside (money); to poke (the fire); to pluck (a string instrument); to turn round; classifier: group, batch

Most common words with 拨
Freq.
Word
Meaning

to dial

拨打

to call

拨款

to allocate funds

拨号

to dial a telephone number

划拨

to assign