抛 (paau1 | pao1) : throw; abandon; appear

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抛

paau1

pao1

[1] throw; cast; fling
[2] abandon; desert; leave behind
[3] appear; show
[4] sell in large quantities or at low prices

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Stroke count: 7

Level: 2

Radical: 扌 (#64)

This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

抛

This word has been viewed 2854 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on and last edited on 15th Jul 2009 15:08

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鬥抛 dau3 paau1 = to show off before a fight by using abusive language

抛棄 paau1 hei3 pao1 qi4 = abandon; cast away; discard off

即抛式 zik1 paau1 sik1 ji2 pao1 shi4 = disposable

抛妻棄子 paau1 cai1 hei3 zi2 pao1 qi1 qi4 zi3 = to abandon one's wife and children; run off one one's family

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Decimal representation of this word: 抛
Unicode code for this character: U+629b (off-site link)

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