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Meaning of 撇

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Polyphone (多音字)HSK 6
Total strokes: 15; Radical:
Pictophonetic: indicates the sound; (hand) conveys the meaning.
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1
Pinyin: piē
English Definition:to cast away; to fling aside
Chinese Definition:
①丢开,抛弃:撇开。撇弃。
②由液体表面舀取:熬粥时把沫儿撇掉。

Example Words:
撇开HSK 6 piē kāi to disregard; to leave aside
撇下HSK 6 piē xia to cast away
撇步 piē (Tw) trick (of the trade); clever move; (Taiwanese, Tai-lo pr. [phiat-pōo])
撇去HSK 6 piē skim
撇掉HSK 6 piē diào to skim froth or foam from the surface of a liquid
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2
Pinyin: piě
English Definition:to throw; to cast; left-slanting downward brush stroke (calligraphy)
Chinese Definition:
①平着向前扔:撇手榴弹。
②汉字笔形之一,由上向左而斜下。
③像汉字的撇形的:撇嘴。两撇黑眉。

Example Words:
撇嘴HSK 6 piě zuǐ to curl one's lip; to twitch one's mouth
左撇子 zuǒ piě zi left-handed
八字没一撇 méi piě lit. there is not even the first stroke of the character (idiom); fig. things have not even begun to take shape; no sign of success yet
撇清 piě qīng to say a matter has no relationship with the individual referred to, to emphasise one is innocent or in the clear
八字还没一撇 hái méi piě lit. there is not even the first stroke of the character (idiom); fig. things have not even begun to take shape; no sign of success yet
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Example Sentences
1
Send heaving stern line ashore.
2
This backpack is for left-handed people.