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

spanner / wrench / lever (on a machine)
to pull back / to regain (one's dignity etc) / to recover from (an adverse situation) / to turn the tables
spanner / wrench / CL:把[ba3]
to equalize / to level the score / to pull back the advantage

Sentences with 扳

扳 currently does not appear in any sentence.