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撇

Character

撇 piě · piē

HSK 7–9Character2 readings

to throw

Radical
扌
Strokes
14
Structure
Left–right
Parts
扌 敝
Traditional
撇
Frequency
#2949 most common character
Practice writing

Readings and meanings

piě

pie3Main readingHSK 7–9
  1. to throw CC-CEDICT
  2. to cast CC-CEDICT
  3. left-slanting downward brush stroke (calligraphy) CC-CEDICT

Words that use “撇” as piě

撇号piě hàoapostropheWord撇嘴piě zuǐto curl one's lipWord撇条piě tiáo(slang) to go to the toiletWord撇步piě bù(Tw) trickWord右撇子yòu piě ziright-handerWord左撇子zuǒ piě zileft-handerWord撇大条piě dà tiáo(slang) to take a dumpWord八字没一撇bā zì méi yī piělit. there is not even the first stroke of the character 八Word

piē

pie1Reading 2Rare reading

This reading is uncommon in everyday Chinese; the main reading is piě.

  1. to leave someone or something behind
  2. to throw something away or to one side

Examples

  • 他把旧书撇在一边。

    tā bǎ jiù shū piē zài yì biān

    He threw the old book to one side.

    AI-generated sentence

  • 他撇下我，走了。

    tā piē xià wǒ, zǒu le

    He left me behind and went away.

    AI-generated sentence

Words that use “撇” as piē

撇下piē xiato cast awayWord撇去piē qùskimWord撇开piē kāito disregardWord撇掉piē diàoto skim froth or foam from the surface of a liquidWord撇清piē qīngto say a matter has no relationship with the individual…Word

Stroke order

All 14 strokes

Speed

Practice writing 撇

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Same radical 扌

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把bǎ打dǎ拉lā接jiē提tí报bào指zhǐ持chí舉jǔ才cái找zhǎo据jù