Keyword
to cast away
- to abandon
- to discard
- Frequency
- #2857
- Strokes
- 14
Readings
piē
Mnemonic
扌 (hand) gives the meaning and 敝 the sound.
Stroke order
Composed of
Used in vocabulary
撇开
to disregard; to leave aside
撇
to cast away; to fling aside
左撇子
left-hander
撇清
to say a matter has no relationship with the individual referred to, to emphasize one is innocent or in the clear
撇下
to cast away
撇嘴
to curl one's lip; to twitch one's mouth
撇
to throw; to cast; left-slanting downward brush stroke (calligraphy)
撇步
(Tw) trick (of the trade); clever move (from Taiwanese, Tai-lo pr. [phiat-pōo])
右撇子
right-hander
撇去
skim
撇掉
to skim froth or foam from the surface of a liquid