扳指

ornamental thumb ring (originally a ring, often made from jade, worn by archers in ancient times to protect the right thumb when drawing a bowstring)

Characters and words in 扳指

扳

ba̅n = b + an1

to pull / to turn (sth) around / to turn around (a situation) / to recoup

扳

pa̅n = p + an1

variant of 攀[pan1]

指

zhǐ = zh + Ø3

finger / to point at or to / to indicate or refer to / to depend on / to count on / (of hair) to stand on end

指 = 扌 + 旨 : James II of England (zh) received another imperial decree (旨) In the space station (Ø3). Because his finger (指) nails (指甲) are so long, he has to use a toy claw (扌) to open the letter. In the decree it is written that he shall cut his finger nails because they are the only human objects than can be seen from earth without visual aide.

Words with 扳指

扳

ba̅n

指

zhǐ

儿

兒

erhua variant of 扳指[ban1 zhi3]

Sentences with 扳指

扳指 currently does not appear in any sentence.