Mao Collection, Middle Volume Radical: Hand (shǒu) Kangxi Strokes: 19 Page 461, Entry 34 Pronounced pan (level tone). To pull. In Discourses of the States (Jinyu), it is written: To pull the carriage, seize the advantage, and then abandon it. Also, to climb upward from below. In the Horse Hooves chapter of the Zhuangzi, it is written: The nests of birds and magpies can be reached by climbing and peering. In Cui Yin's Attaining the Goal (Dazhi), it is written: To climb the terrace steps and peer into the purple gate. Sometimes written in a variant form (bān). Also written in a variant form (pān).