抛 pāo
- Strokes
- 7
- Radical
- 扌 — hand
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
抛
pāo
to throw
Character
Example phrases
- 他把旧观念抛在一边，重新设计了整个方案。 Tā bǎ jiù guānniàn pāo zài yìbiān, chóngxīn shèjì le zhěnggè fāng'àn. He put old ideas aside and redesigned the entire plan.
- 他把硬币高高抛起，又稳稳地接住了。 Tā bǎ yìngbì gāogāo pāo qǐ, yòu wěnwěn de jiē zhù le. He tossed the coin high up and caught it again steadily.
- 比赛开始时，裁判把球抛向空中。 Bǐsài kāishǐ shí, cáipàn bǎ qiú pāo xiàng kōngzhōng. At the start of the game, the referee tosses the ball into the air.
Related words
- 抛弃 pāoqì to abandon; to discard
- 捧 pěng to hold in both hands; (measure word for handfuls)
- 混合 hùnhé to mix, to blend
- 拖 tuō to drag, to pull
- 混 hùn to mix, to blend; carelessly
- 掏 tāo to pull out, to dig out
- 添加 tiānjiā to add
- 塞 sāi to stuff, cork
- 添 tiān to add
- 撒 sǎ to sprinkle
- 归还 guīhuán to return
- 粘 zhān to stick, to glue