撇
HSK 7freq #11433
Meanings
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- 1.to cast away
- 2.to fling aside
- 1.to throw
- 2.to cast
- 3.left-slanting downward brush stroke (calligraphy)
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Wiktionary
- 1.to discard; to abandon; to throw away
- 2.to skim; to clear (a liquid) from the substance (oil, foam, etc.) floating on it
- 3.to move the corners of one's mouth downward (to express disdain, disgust, distrust or unhappiness)
- 4.stroke that falls downwards towards the left (㇒)
- 5.Classifier for things that look like the stroke ㇒; glancing actions or thin, slanted objects.
- 6.to move in a slanted direction
- 7.to leave (without concern)
- 8.to flog the buttocks; to spank; to smack lightly with palm
- 9.skill; ability
- 10.to drift with the wind
- 11.charming; fashionable; good-looking; smart
- 12.to write a left falling stroke
- 13.to write unseriously
- 14.to turn one's head away
- 15.Used after a verb to indicate perfective aspect (action completion).
- 16.Normally followed by 了 to mark a state change.
- 17.to lightly scoop from the surface of something (oil, etc.)
- 18.to cut meat with a knife
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Etymology
Phono-semantic compound (形聲 /形声, OC *pʰeːd): semantic 手 (“hand”) + phonetic 敝 (OC *beds, *bed).
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Stroke order
Components
Components from cjk-decomp · MIT
Example sentences
這把剪刀左右撇子都適用。
These scissors are suitable for left and right-handed people.
“你漏写了一个撇号。it's和its是有分别的。” “我知道。是我打错了。”
"There's an apostrophe missing. It's and its are different." "I know. It was a typing error."
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Synonyms
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Derived terms
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Related words
撇下 to cast away撇清 to say a matter has no relationship with the individual referred to, to emphasize one is innocent or in the clear撇开 to disregard; to leave aside撇嘴 to curl one's lip撇条 (slang) to go to the toilet撇掉 to skim froth or foam from the surface of a liquid撇步 (Tw) trick (of the trade); clever move (from Taiwanese, Tai-lo pr. [phiat-pōo])撇号 apostrophe撇去 skim撇大条 (slang) to take a dump右撇子 right-hander左撇子 left-hander