Memory phrase (Mnemonic) for: 撇


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Meaning

to throw away, to discard, to fling aside

Pronunciation

piē, piě

Explanation

Left: hand , right: shabby, (humble) I (The cloth is hit/smashed 攵 into four pieces and then as shabby as I am.)

Mnemonic

In the hand is the shabby, which is thrown away.

Radicals

hand
shabby, poor((modest) I, myself)
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Vocabulary

撇开 piē kāi to disregard; to leave aside
撇嘴 piě zuǐ to twitch one's mouth
撇开不谈 piē kāi bù tán to ignore an issue (idiom)


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