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How to write 撇, stroke by stroke

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What 撇 means

piē

to cast away; to fling aside

piě

to throw; to cast; left-slanting downward brush stroke (calligraphy)

Pictophonetic: semantic 扌 (hand), phonetic 敝

Made of 扌 + 敝

Words with 撇

• 左撇子zuǒ piě zileft-hander
• 撇下piē xiato cast away
• 撇开piē kāito disregard; to leave aside
• 右撇子yòu piě ziright-hander
• 撇去piē qùskim
• 撇大条piě dà tiáo(slang) to take a dump
• 撇掉piē diàoto skim froth or foam from the surface of a liquid
• 撇条piě tiáo(slang) to go to the toilet
• 撇步piě bù(Tw) trick (of the trade); clever move (from Taiwanese, Tai-lo pr. [phiat-pōo])
• 撇清piē qīngto say a matter has no relationship with the individual referred to, to emphasize one is innocent or in the clear
• 撇嘴piě zuǐto curl one's lip; to twitch one's mouth
• 撇号piě hàoapostrophe

撇 in a sentence

• 这把剪刀左右撇子都适用。

  zhè bǎ jiǎn dāo zuǒ yòu piě zǐ dōu shì yòng 。

  These scissors are suitable for left and right-handed people.

• 我是左撇子。

  wǒ shì zuǒ piě zǐ 。

  I'm left-handed.

Characters that sound like 撇

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