拋 meaning and stroke order
To abandon, to throw away; to fling, to toss
How to write 拋, stroke by stroke
8 strokes in order. Each box adds the next stroke in red. Write top to bottom and left to right, and finish enclosing strokes last.
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Meaning of 拋
Definitions from CC-CEDICT, grouped by pronunciation.
- to throw
- to toss
- to fling
- to cast
- to abandon
How 拋 is built
Phono-semantic (sound + meaning) character. Hand.
扌 gives the meaning.
Radical: 扌 (hand), shared by 342 characters on this site.
How to remember 拋
拋 is built from 扌 (hand) on the left with 尢 and 力 (strength) on the right. Picture a hand putting all its strength into flinging something far away.
拋 (pāo) means to throw or toss, and often extends to abandoning something or someone, as in 拋棄 (pāoqì, to abandon). It also appears in business and everyday idioms like 拋售 (pāoshòu, to dump stock) and 拋錨 (pāomáo, to break down). Example: 他把球拋給我。(Tā bǎ qiú pāo gěi wǒ.) He tossed the ball to me.
Common mistake: Learners often mix up 拋 (pāo) with 跑 (pǎo, to run) and 泡 (pào, to soak) because they sound alike, so watch the first tone. Also note that mainland simplified texts write it as 抛, with 九 replacing 尢 on the right.
Common words with 拋
Ordered by HSK level, then by how often they appear in everyday Chinese.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning | Level |
|---|---|---|---|
| 拋棄 | pāoqì | to abandon; to discard | HSK 7-9 |
| 拋開 | pāokāi | to throw out; to get rid of | HSK 7-9 |
| 拋出 | pāochū | to toss; to throw out | |
| 拋錨 | pāomáo | to drop anchor; (fig.) (of a car etc) to break down | |
| 拋下 | pāoxià | to throw down; to dump | |
| 拋售 | pāoshòu | to dump (selling abroad more cheaply than cost price at home) | |
| 拋光 | pāoguāng | to polish; to burnish |
Questions about 拋
How many strokes are in 拋?
拋 is written with 8 strokes. The diagrams on this page number every stroke in the order it is written, with the new stroke shown in red.
What does 拋 mean?
拋 (pāo) means to abandon, to throw away; to fling, to toss. A common word with it is 抛弃 (pāoqì), meaning "to abandon; to discard".
How do you pronounce 拋?
拋 is pronounced pāo, in the first tone (high and level).
What is the radical of 拋?
The radical of 拋 is 扌, which carries the idea of "hand". Dictionaries list 拋 under this radical.
What is the simplified form of 拋?
拋 is a traditional character. Its simplified form is 抛, used in mainland China and Singapore.
What is the difference between 拋 (pāo) and 扔 (rēng)?
Both mean to throw, but 扔 is more casual and common in speech, often meaning to throw away trash. 拋 suggests tossing something in an arc, and it is the usual choice in written or figurative uses like 拋棄 (to abandon).
Why does 拋錨 mean a car broke down?
拋錨 (pāomáo) literally means to drop anchor, which stops a ship. By extension it describes a car or machine coming to a stop because it broke down, as in 車子拋錨了 (chēzi pāomáo le, the car broke down).