撇(piě)

HSK 7-914 strokes
Readingspiěpiē

to cast away

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Character information

Pinyin
piě / piē
Meaning
to cast away; to fling aside
Strokes
14
HSK level
HSK 7-9
Traditional
Same

Origin & structure

Where 撇 comes from and how its parts fit together.

Phonetic-semantic compound⿰扌敝

In this compound, the meaning comes from 扌 (hand); 敝 supplies the sound.

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

Made of

扌shǒu敝bì

Parts are arranged left to right.

How to write 撇 step by step

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

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Words with 撇

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

piě撇xià下

to cast away

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piě撇qù去

skim

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piě撇zuǐ嘴

to curl one's lip; to twitch one's mouth

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piě撇qīng清

to say a matter has no relationship with the individual referred to, to emphasize one i…

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piē撇kāi开

to disregard; to leave aside

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zuǒ左piě撇zǐ子

left-hander

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丁丐丘丙丛丝丫丸

From 撇’s common words

下去嘴清开左子

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