捭

bò

to spread out · to open

Radical: 扌 Strokes: 11

Structure: Left narrow, right wideFrequency: Level 2 character

Same radical

打拉指报托折推接投护提排

Same radical

打拉指报托折推接投护提排才扬执

Stroke Order · 11 strokes (click to expand)

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Character Decomposition

捭=扌+卑

Etymology

hand

Meanings

to spread out

to open

bǎi

to separate

to split

bò

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Words with 捭 2 total

manoeuvre among various political groupings纵横捭阖zòng héng bǎi hé

Idioms with 捭 3 total

(idiom) to open and close, to unite and divide; fig. to use diplomatic skills to persuade or manipulate, employing strategies of alliance and division in politics and diplomacy捭阖纵横bǎi hé zòng héng manoeuvre among various political groupings纵横捭阖zòng héng bǎi hé