抛(pāo)

HSK 7-97 strokesTrad. 拋

to throw

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Character information

Pinyin
pāo
Meaning
to throw; to toss; to fling; to cast; to abandon
Strokes
7
HSK level
HSK 7-9
Traditional
拋

Origin & structure

Where 抛 comes from and how its parts fit together.

Phonetic-semantic compound⿰扌⿺九力

In this compound, the meaning comes from 扌 (hand).

One part carries the meaning, the other suggests the sound.

Made of

扌shǒu九jiǔ力lì

Parts are arranged left to right.

How to write 抛 step by step

7 strokes — each frame adds one stroke, shown in dark ink over the lighter ones.

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Words with 抛

Common words using 抛 — tap any character to open its stroke-order page.

pāo抛qì弃
HSK 7-9

to abandon

Open 抛弃 page →
pāo抛kāi开
HSK 7-9

to throw out

Open 抛开 page →
dǎ打pāo抛

holy basil (Ocimum tenuiflorum) (loanword from Thai "kaphrao") (used as an …

Open 打抛 page →
pāo抛xià下

to throw down; to dump; to abandon; thrown down

Open 抛下 page →
pāo抛guāng光

to polish; to burnish

Open 抛光 page →
pāo抛chū出

to toss

Open 抛出 page →
pāo抛shòu售

to dump (selling abroad more cheaply than cost price at home)

Open 抛售 page →
pāo抛shè射

to throw

Open 抛射 page →

Related characters

More HSK 7-9 characters

丁丐丘丙丛丝丫丸

From 抛’s common words

弃开打下光出售射

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