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piē = pi + e1
to cast away / to fling aside
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piě = pi + e3
to throw / to cast / left-slanting downward brush stroke (calligraphy)
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How to pronounce 撇

MandarinBanana teaches pronunciation with the Marilyn Method: every Pinyin syllable is one initial plus one final, the initial becomes a person, an animal or a deity, and the final becomes a place in your memory palace — with the tone deciding which part of that place the scene happens in. Remember the little story below for each half and the whole syllable comes back with them.

= pi initial

Pi is for Pocahontas.

By Matthias • updated about 2 months ago
+ e1 final

In front of the elevator.

By Matthias • updated about 2 months ago
= pi initial

Pi is for Pocahontas.

By Matthias • updated about 2 months ago
+ e3 final

In the elevator’s living room.

By Matthias • updated about 2 months ago

撇 character breakdown

Chinese characters are built out of smaller characters. Each component carries a mnemonic symbol - one concrete object that stands in for it - and a mnemonic story hands those objects to the person and the place that stand for the pronunciation. Learn a component once and every character that reuses it gets easier.

Component Translations
shǒu = sh + ou3
"hand" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 64), occurring in 提, 把, 打 etc
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= bi + Ø4
my (polite) / poor / ruined / shabby / worn out / defeated
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Characters with 撇 as component

撇 is not used as a component in another character.
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Words with 撇

to disregard / to leave aside
to cast away

Sentences with 撇

撇 currently does not appear in any sentence.

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piē / piě

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