pāo

throw (away)

Components
扌 meaning component

  Meaning component

shoushǒu

  

hand

hand

尢 unknown component

  Unknown component

yóuwāng

  

lame

力 unknown component

  Unknown component

  

power

Evolution

拋 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
拋 Regular script Modern

Regular script

Modern
Definitions

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pāo

throw (away), abandon, reject; to throw; to toss; to fling; to cast; to abandon

Most common words with 拋
Freq.
Word
Meaning

to throw

抛弃

to abandon

抛开

to throw out

抛售

to dump (selling abroad more cheaply than cost price at home)

抛锚

to drop anchor