move

To dispatch  goods by hand 

Components
扌 meaning component

  Meaning component

shoushǒu

  

hand

發 meaning component

  Meaning component

  

send out

Evolution

撥 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

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

Clerical script

Cao Wei (Three Kingdoms: 222-280 AD)
撥 Regular script Modern

Regular 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 撥
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