1. 撇
  2. 下

撇

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  • 2876th most frequent character
  • Adds <0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 2 dictionary entries
  • Appears in 12 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
撇→
扌敝
2Radical
撇→
扌hand巾turban/scarf冫iceNo glyph available⺙knock
3Graphical
撇→
亅二冂丨丶㇀冫丿一乂

Pinyin & Meaning

1. piē (pie1)to cast away • to fling aside
2. piě (pie3)to throw • to cast • left-slanting downward brush stroke (calligraphy)

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for 撇 piē (pie1)The component ⺙ is pronounced as 'pū' (pu1). It has the same pinyin initial.
2. Pronunciation clue for 撇 piě (pie3)The component ⺙ is pronounced as 'pū' (pu1). It has the same pinyin initial.
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Example Words

Uncommon

左撇子 
撇下 
撇去 
撇嘴 
撇清 
撇开 (撇開)

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下

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  • 42nd most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.32% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 446 words
  • Component in 4 characters

Decomposition

1Once
下→
一卜
2Radical
下→
一one卜divination
3Graphical
下→
一丨丶

Pinyin & Meaning

1. xià (xia4)down • downwards • below • lower • later • next (week etc) • second (of two parts) • to decline • to go down • to arrive at (a decision, conclusion etc)

Pronunciation Clues

There are no phonetic clues for this character.
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Appears In

下 also appears in:
吓丐虾忑

Example Words

Common

一下 
下午 
下载 (下載)
天下 

Uncommon

一下子 
上下 
下来 (下來)
下去 
下场 (下場)
下属 (下屬)
下巴 
下手 
下班 
下课 (下課)
下跌 
下车 (下車)
下辈子 (下輩子)
下酒 
下降 
下雨 
下雪 
下面 
之下 
以下 
倒下 
停下 
剩下 
地下 
坐下 
如下 
写下 (寫下)
底下 
手下 
拿下 
接下来 (接下來)
放下 
旗下 
楼下 (樓下)
留下 
当下 (當下)
落下 
许下 (許下)
躺下 
这下 (這下)
乡下 (鄉下)
零下 

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Decomposition Levels:
Level 1 - Once: Only divided once. So only two components.
Level 2 - Radical: Radical Decomposition. The character gets decomposed into its lowest radical components. For the complete list visit the Radical wikipedia page.
Level 3 - Graphical: Graphical Decomposition. Shows all the strokes & lowest level of components that make up the character.
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