pāo HSK7

throw (away)

Components

Meaning component
shou, shǒu hand

hand

SoundRemnant component
liào, niǎo to kick backward with the hind legs

Historical Pronunciations

Middle Chinese
Unicodepau

說文解字

棄也。从手从尤从力,或从手𠠵聲。案:《左氏傳》通用摽。《詩》:“摽有梅。”摽,落也。義亦同。

Sources

Character origin
漢語多功能字庫
Readings & variants
Unicode

pāo throw (away) Traditional

Components

Meaning component
shou, shǒu hand

hand

SoundRemnant component
liào, niǎo to kick backward with the hind legs

Character Evolution

Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Regular Modern

Historical Pronunciations

Old Chinese
Zhengzhangpʰreːw
pʰreːws

說文解字

《說文新附》:“拋,棄也。从手,从尤〔尢〕,从力;或从手,聲。”

Sources

Readings & variants
Unicode
Historical pronunciations
Zhengzhang Shangfang
Historical images
Academia Sinica