抛撒
pāo​sǎ

sprinkle

抛 pāo throw (away) Simplified

Components

扌
扌 Meaning component
shou, shǒu hand

hand

尥
尥 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
Etymology
Shuowen Jiezi (說文解字)

撒 sā, sǎ release, scatter

Phonosemantic compound. 扌 represents the meaning and 散 represents the sound.

Components

扌
扌 Meaning component
shou, shǒu hand

扌 is a component form of 手.

散
散 SoundMeaning component
sàn, sǎn scatter

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld Chinese
Zhengzhangsaːd
Unicodesɑt

Sources

Character origin
漢語多功能字庫
Readings & variants
Unicode
Historical pronunciations
Zhengzhang Shangfang

拋 pāo throw (away) Traditional

Components

扌
扌 Meaning component
shou, shǒu hand

hand

尥
尥 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
Etymology
Shuowen Jiezi (說文解字)