to pull / to turn (sth) around / to turn around (a situation) / to recoup
variant of 攀[pan1]

扳 character breakdown

contrary / in reverse / inside out or upside down / to reverse / to return / to oppose / opposite / against / anti- / to rebel / to use analogy / instead / abbr. for 反切[fan3 qie4] phonetic system

= + : A protester (mnemonic symbol for 反) makes a racket in the anthill's living room (an3). He's got a huge banana tree (⺁) with him and wants to protest against the exploitation of banana farm workers. Frankenstein's Monster (f) is annoyed by him and punches him with a boxing glove (又).
"hand" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 64), occurring in 提, 把, 打 etc

= + : Mnemonic symbol: a toy claw.

Characters with 扳 as component

扳 is not used as a component in another character.

Words with 扳

(gun) trigger
to recoup losses (in gambling)
to recoup losses (in gambling)
to lift the fishnet
railroad switch
wrench / spanner
hitching a ride to the sky on the dragon and phoenix (idiom); fig. currying favor with the rich and powerful in the hope of advancement
erhua variant of 扳指[ban1 zhi3]

Sentences with 扳

扳 currently does not appear in any sentence.