Chinese character 撇 piě — to throw
piě
other readings: piē
to throw; to cast; left-slanting downward brush stroke (calligraphy)
- HSK 7-9
- 14 strokes
- radical 扌
Stroke order of 撇
Written in 14 strokes. The grey stroke under the arrow is the one you write now: the dot shows where to start, the arrow — which way to go.
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What 撇 is made of
- 扌handmeaning
- 敝mysound
Tip: 扌 hints at the meaning and 敝 at the pronunciation.
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