撇 piē to abandon
to abandon; to discard; to cast
怎么记住“撇”: 扌 hand + 敝 worn out = to abandon. Dad holds his worn out running shoes in one hand over the bin, but after twenty years he still cannot bring himself to abandon them.
部件结构
撇 = 扌 hand + 敝 worn out
- 扌 hand
- 敝 worn out
Dad holds his worn out running shoes in one hand over the bin, but after twenty years he still cannot bring himself to abandon them.
用法
- Two readings. piē: to cast aside / skim off - 撇开 (piēkāi) to set aside/leave out, 撇下 (piēxià) to abandon, 撇清 (piēqīng) to disclaim (involvement).
- piě: to purse / a leftward stroke - 撇嘴 (piě zuǐ) to curl one's lip (in disdain), 一撇 (yì piě) the falling-left stroke 丿 in a character.
- 撇 (piē) = to leave behind; distinct from 瞥 (piē, to glance).