拔

Traditional form:

拔

Pinyin (reading):

bá

Definitions:

• to pull up
• to pull out
• to draw out by suction
• to select
• to pick
• to stand out (above level)
• to surpass
• to seize

Characters:

• 拔 - to uproot, to pull out; to select, to promote

Traditional characters:

• 拔 - to uproot, to pull out; to select, to promote