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Meaning

climb up; pull

Hear the Four Tones

The same syllable “pan” becomes a different word in each tone. 攀 is the 1st tone. Tap any tone to hear a native voice and see its pitch shape.

Stroke Order

Tap Animate to watch the strokes in order, or Practice to trace it yourself.

Common Words

  • 攀登pān dēngto climb; to pull oneself up; to clamber; to scale
  • 攀升pān shēngto clamber up; (of prices etc) to rise
  • 高攀gāo pānsocial climbing; to claim connections with people in higher social class
  • 攀比pān bǐto make invidious comparisons; to compete with; to emulate
  • 攀亲pān qīnto seek to profit by family ties

Example Sentence

他们沿着陡峭的山崖往上攀登。Tā men yán zhe dǒu qiào de shān yá wǎng shàng pān dēng.They climbed up along the steep cliff.

他们Tā menthey沿着yán zheto go along陡峭dǒu qiàoprecipitousdeof山崖shān yácliffwǎngtowardshàngon攀登pān dēngto climb