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撇
piě
1.
to throw
2.
to cast
3.
left-slanting downward brush stroke (calligraphy)
Character Breakdown (Single character)
Compound Words (14)
撇下
piēxia
to cast away
撇去
piēqù
skim
撇嘴
piězuǐ
to curl one's lip
撇掉
piēdiào
to skim froth or foam from the surface of a liquid
撇条
piětiáo
(slang) to go to the toilet
撇清
piěqīng
to say a matter has no relationship with the individual referred to, to emphasise one is innocent or in the clear
撇号
piěhào
apostrophe ' (punct.)
撇开
piēkāi
to disregard
左撇子
zuǒpiězi
left-handed
撇大条
piědàtiáo
(slang) to take a dump
撇开不谈
piēkāibùtán
to ignore an issue (idiom)
八字没一撇
bāzìméiyīpiě
lit. there is not even the first stroke of the character [[八]] (idiom)
八字还没一撇
bāzìháiméiyīpiě
lit. there is not even the first stroke of the character [[八]]
八字还没一撇儿
bāzìháiméiyīpiěr
lit. there is not even the first stroke of the character [[八]]
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Metadata
- Category
- Chinese
- HSK Character Level
- 6
- Character Frequency Rank
- 2,881
- Word Frequency Rank
- 9,235 of 84,292