variant of 攀[pan1]

(gun) trigger

spanner; wrench; lever (on a machine)

to demand a high price

to pull out; to pull a lever

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

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)

to recoup losses (in gambling)

to lift the fishnet

railroad switch

wrench; spanner

erhua variant of 扳指[ban1 zhi3]

to recoup losses (in gambling)

pointsman; switchman

railroad switch

(dialect) roly-poly toy

to recover some lost ground (in a competition)

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