撇 = 扌 + 敝

撇 is a Chinese hanzi, listed here under the keyword “discard”. It is built from 扌 (hand) and 敝 (break).

Keyword: discard
Pinyin (Mandarin): piē
Script: Chinese hanzi
Also known as: discard, abandon, throw away, бросать, выбрасывать, abandon, throw away

Decomposition

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扌 hand
敝 break

How to find 撇 without knowing its reading

On KumiJi Glyph Explorer, open the parts search and type “hand” + “break”. 撇 is among the results, together with every other character containing the same shapes.

Open 撇 in the interactive kanji search to expand every part down to its smallest pieces, add your own names and mnemonic stories, or search for other characters by their parts.