Usage of the character 撥

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

bōjiē

拨接

[撥接]

dial-up (Internet connection)

tiǎobō

挑拨

[挑撥]

to incite disharmony
to instigate

bōhào

拨号

[撥號]

to dial a telephone number

bōrǒng

拨冗

[撥冗]

to find time to do sth in the midst of pressing affairs

tiáobō

调拨

[調撥]

to sow discord

bōzi

拨子

[撥子]

plectrum

bōpiàn

拨片

[撥片]

plectrum

bōkāi

拨开

[撥開]

to push aside
to part
to brush away

diǎnbō

点拨

[點撥]

to give instructions
to give advice

tánbō

弹拨

[彈撥]

to pluck (a string)

bōnòng

拨弄

[撥弄]

to move to and fro (with hand, foot, stick etc)
to fiddle with
to stir up

bōzòu

拨奏

[撥奏]

pizzicato

bōyòng

拨用

[撥用]

appropriation

bōzhuǎn

拨转

[撥轉]

to turn
to turn around
to transfer (funds etc)

diàobō

调拨

[調撥]

to send (products)
to allocate
to commit (funds)
to channel (goods)

bōfù

拨付

[撥付]

appropriate sum of money

bōchū

拨出

[撥出]

to pull out
to allocate (funds)
to dial

huàbō

划拨

[劃撥]

to assign
to allocate
to transfer (money to an account)

bōdòng

拨动

[撥動]

to stir
to prod
to poke
to move sideways
to strum (on a guitar etc)

bōzhèng

拨正

[撥正]

to set right
to correct

bōtōng

拨通

[撥通]

to get through to sb on the phone

bōcī

拨刺

[撥刺]

splash (of a fish)

bōdǎ

拨打

[撥打]

to call
to dial

liáobō

撩拨

[撩撥]

to provoke
to tease

bōkuǎn

拨款

[撥款]

to allocate funds
appropriation

bōkòng

拨空

[撥空]

to make time

bōhàopán

拨号盘

[撥號盤]

telephone dial

bōhàoyīn

拨号音

[撥號音]

dial tone

tǔbōshǔ

土拨鼠

[土撥鼠]

groundhog

yībōr

一拨儿

[一撥兒]

group of people

tánbōyuè

弹拨乐

[彈撥樂]

plucked string music

bōhuǒgùn

拨火棍

[撥火棍]

poker

bōlanggǔ

拨浪鼓

[撥浪鼓]

a drum-shaped rattle (used by peddlers or as a toy)
rattle-drum

bōhàoliánjiē

拨号连接

[撥號連接]

dial-up connection
dial-up networking

tánbōyuèqì

弹拨乐器

[彈撥樂器]

plucked string instrument
CL:件 (jiàn)

bōyúnjiànrì

拨云见日

[撥雲見日]

lit. to dispel the clouds and see the sun (idiom); fig. to restore justice

bōxiányuèqì

拨弦乐器

[撥弦樂器]

plucked string or stringed instrument
plucked instrument

tiǎodēngbōhuǒ

挑灯拨火

[挑燈撥火]

to sow discord
to provoke

tiǎobōshìfēi

挑拨是非

[挑撥是非]

to incite a quarrel (idiom); to sow discord between people
to tell tales
to make mischief

bōluànfǎnzhèng

拨乱反正

[撥亂反正]

bring order out of chaos
set to rights things which have been thrown into disorder

tiǎobōlíjiàn

挑拨离间

[挑撥離間]

to sow dissension (idiom); to drive a wedge between

sìliǎngbōqiānjīn

四两拨千斤

[四兩撥千斤]

lit. four ounces can move a thousand catties (idiom)
fig. to achieve much with little effort