to cast away / to fling aside
to throw / to cast / left-slanting downward brush stroke (calligraphy)

撇 character breakdown

"hand" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 64), occurring in 提, 把, 打 etc

= + : Mnemonic symbol: a toy claw.
my (polite) / poor / ruined / shabby / worn out / defeated

= + + : Mnemonic symbol: a pair of old worn-out shoes.

Brunhilde (bi) has been on a treasure hunt for weeks now because she found an old map (冂). For her hunt she brought a sack of rice (米) which she already more or less used up. After digging up the floor of the space station's bathroom (Ø40) with a sledgehammer (攵) at the point indicated on the map, she finally finds the treasure: a pair of old worn-out shoes (敝) which were incredibly valuable to the owner, but are worthless for Brunhilde.

Characters with 撇 as component

撇 is not used as a component in another character.

Words with 撇

lit. there is not even the first stroke of the character 八[ba1] (idiom) / fig. things have not even begun to take shape / no sign of success yet
lit. there is not even the first stroke of the character 八[ba1] (idiom) / fig. things have not even begun to take shape / no sign of success yet
to curl one's lip / to twitch one's mouth
(slang) to take a dump
to skim froth or foam from the surface of a liquid
lit. not even the first stroke of the character 八[ba1] has been written (idiom) / fig. things have not even gotten started yet; nothing tangible has come of one's plans yet
lit. there is not even the first stroke of the character 八[ba1] (idiom) / fig. things have not even begun to take shape / no sign of success yet

Sentences with 撇

撇 currently does not appear in any sentence.