撇 (piē): to cast away, to fling aside, to throw
撇 (piē) is a Chinese character meaning “to cast away.” Classified as HSK Level 7-9 (HSK 3.0 Standard, CLEC 2022), it is composed of 扌 (semantic) and 敝 (phonetic). It ranks #2683 in character frequency (SUBTLEX-CH corpus).
Etymologically derived, 撇 hand. Its radical form 扌 (hand) appears in many related characters such as 手 (shǒu, hand), 打 (dǎ, hit, make), 找 (zhǎo, to look for).
Definitions
- to cast away
- to fling aside
- to throw
Etymology & Origin
Stroke Order
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Words & Compounds
Common Compounds
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 左撇子 | zuǒ piě zi | left-hander |
| 撇开 | piē kāi | to disregard |
| 撇下 | piē xia | to cast away |
| 八字还没一撇儿 | bā zì hái méi yī piě r | lit. there is not even the first stroke of the character 八[ba1] (idiom) |
| 八字还没一撇 | bā zì hái méi yī piě | lit. not even the first stroke of the character 八[ba1] has been written (idiom) |
| 八字没一撇 | bā zì méi yī piě | lit. there is not even the first stroke of the character 八[ba1] (idiom) |
| 撇开不谈 | piē kāi bù tán | to ignore an issue (idiom) |
| 撇大条 | piě dà tiáo | (slang) to take a dump |
| 右撇子 | yòu piě zi | right-hander |
| 撇去 | piē qù | skim |
| 撇条 | piě tiáo | (slang) to go to the toilet |
| 撇清 | piē qīng | to say a matter has no relationship with the individual referred to, to emphasize one is innocent or in the clear |
| 撇步 | piě bù | (Tw) trick (of the trade) |
| 撇号 | piě hào | apostrophe |
| 撇掉 | piē diào | to skim froth or foam from the surface of a liquid |
撇 appears in 16 compound words: 69 as the first character, 13 as the last, and 19 in a middle position. Compound statistics computed from SUBTLEX-CH and HSK 3.0 vocabulary data.
Strongest Collocations
Characters that most frequently co-occur with 撇 in natural Chinese text, ranked by NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information) — a statistical measure of association strength.
Idioms & Chengyu (1)
Example Sentences
他撇了一个电话，约朋友晚上一起吃饭。
tā piē le yī gě diàn huà , yāo péng yǒu wǎn shǎng yī qǐ chī fàn .
He made a phone call to arrange dinner with a friend that evening.
...冷清!3天“星月共舞”绝美天象登场 观赏撇步曝
. . . lěng qīng ! 3 tiān xīng yuè gòng wǔ jué měi tiān xiàng dēng chǎng guàn shǎng piē bù pù
...Quiet! A stunning celestial spectacle—the "Dance of the Stars and Moon"—takes center stage for three days. Tips for viewing revealed
新潮流再传插手台湾建筑中心人士 刘世芳难撇瓜田李下
xīn cháo liú zài chuán chā shǒu tái wān jiàn zhù zhōng xīn rén shì liú shì fāng nán piē guā tián lǐ xià
The new trend is passed on again, and Liu Shifang, a person who intervenes in Taiwan's architectural center, is difficult to leave the melon field
阿Sa撇低男友欧游骑马应节 同容祖儿闯罗浮宫爆瘀...
ā S a piē dī nán yǒu ōu yóu qí mǎ yīng jié tóng róng zǔ ér chuǎng luó fú gōng bào 瘀 . . .
Ah Sa left her boyfriend Ou You riding a horse to celebrate the festival and broke into the Louvre with Joey Rong...
...闯古巴驳火4死!古巴控意图恐攻 鲁比欧急撇清
. . . chuǎng gǔ bā bó huǒ 4 sǐ ! gǔ bā kòng yì tú kǒng gōng lǔ bǐ ōu jí piē qīng
... 4 deaths in Cuba bargaining! Cuba accuses of terrorist attack, Rubio hurriedly clears up
这把剪刀左右撇子都适用。
Zhè bǎ jiǎndāo zuǒyòu piē zǐ dōu shìyòng.
These scissors are suitable for left and right-handed people.
撇开费用不说，建这座桥也会耗费不少的时间。
Piēkāi fèiyòng bù shuō, jiàn zhè zuò qiáo yě huì hàofèi bù shǎo de shíjiān.
Apart from the cost, it will take long to build the bridge.
Character Family
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