# 撇

| 撇 | U+6487, &#25735; CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-6487 |
| ← 撆 [U+6486] | CJK Unified Ideographs | 撈 → [U+6488] |

## Translingual
### Han character

撇 (Kangxi radical 64, 手+11, 14 strokes, cangjie input 手火月大 (QFBK), four-corner 5804$_0$, composition ⿰扌敝)

#### References

* Kangxi Dictionary: page 453, character 22
* Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 12678
* Dae Jaweon: page 803, character 5
* Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 3, page 1945, character 5
* Unihan data for U+6487

## Chinese
### Glyph origin

| | Old Chinese |
| 蔽 | *peds |
| 鄨 | *peds, *ped |
| 鷩 | *peds, *ped |
| 彆 | *peds, *peːd |
| 潎 | *pʰeds, *pʰed |
| 斃 | *beds, *bed |
| 敝 | *beds, *bed |
| 幣 | *beds |
| 弊 | *beds |
| 鱉 | *ped |
| 虌 | *ped |
| 憋 | *ped, *pʰed, *peːd |
| 瞥 | *pʰed, *pʰeːd |
| 鐅 | *pʰed, *pʰeːd |
| 嫳 | *bed, *pʰeːd |
| 撇 | *pʰeːd |
| 撆 | *pʰeːd |
| 暼 | *pʰeːd |
| 蹩 | *beːd |
| 襒 | *beːd |
Phono-semantic compound (形聲 / 形声, OC *pʰeːd): semantic 手 (“hand”) + phonetic 敝 (OC *beds, *bed).

### Etymology 1
#### Pronunciation

* Mandarin
    (Pinyin): piē, piě (pie$^1$, pie$^3$)
    (Zhuyin): ㄆㄧㄝ, ㄆㄧㄝˇ
* Cantonese (Jyutping): pit$^3$
* Gan (Wiktionary): piet$^6$
* Hakka
    (Sixian, PFS): phiet
    (Meixian, Guangdong): piêd$^5$
* Eastern Min (BUC): piék
* Puxian Min (Pouseng Ping'ing): peh$^6$
* Southern Min
    (Hokkien, POJ): phiat / phia̍t / phoat / phiap
    (Teochew, Peng'im): puah$^4$
* Wu (Shanghai, Wugniu): $^7$phiq
* Mandarin
** (Standard Chinese)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: piē
*** Zhuyin: ㄆㄧㄝ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: pie
*** Wade–Giles: pʻieh$^1$
*** Yale: pyē
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: pie
*** Palladius: пе (pe)
*** Sinological IPA : /pʰi̯ɛ⁵⁵/
** (Standard Chinese)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: piě
*** Zhuyin: ㄆㄧㄝˇ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: piě
*** Wade–Giles: pʻieh$^3$
*** Yale: pyě
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: piee
*** Palladius: пе (pe)
*** Sinological IPA : /pʰi̯ɛ²¹⁴/
* piē - "to discard, to abandon, to throw away;
* to skim";
* piě - "left falling stroke".
* Dialectal data
| Variety | Location | edit撇 |
| Mandarin | Beijing | /pʰiɛ²¹⁴/ |
| Mandarin | Harbin | /pʰiɛ⁴⁴/ ～油 /pʰiɛ²¹³/ ～石頭 |
| Mandarin | Tianjin | /pʰie²¹/ |
| Mandarin | Jinan | /pʰiə²¹³/ |
| Mandarin | Qingdao | /pʰiə⁵⁵/ |
| Mandarin | Zhengzhou | /pʰiɛ²⁴/ 一～ /pʰiɛ⁵³/ ～嘴 |
| Mandarin | Xi'an | /pʰiɛ²¹/ ～捺,～油 /pʰiɛ⁵³/ ～磚頭 |
| Mandarin | Xining | /pʰi⁵³/ |
| Mandarin | Yinchuan | /pʰie¹³/ |
| Mandarin | Lanzhou | /pʰiə⁴⁴²/ /pʰiə¹³/ ～捺 |
| Mandarin | Ürümqi | /pʰiɤ⁵¹/ |
| Mandarin | Wuhan | /pʰie²¹³/ |
| Mandarin | Chengdu | /pʰie³¹/ |
| Mandarin | Guiyang | /pʰie²¹/ |
| Mandarin | Kunming | /pʰiɛ³¹/ |
| Mandarin | Nanjing | /pʰieʔ⁵/ |
| Mandarin | Hefei | /pʰiɐʔ⁵/ |
| Jin | Taiyuan | /pʰiəʔ²/ |
| Jin | Pingyao | /pʰiʌʔ¹³/ |
| Jin | Hohhot | /pʰiaʔ⁴³/ |
| Wu | Shanghai | /pʰiɪʔ⁵/ |
| Wu | Suzhou | /pʰiəʔ⁵/ |
| Wu | Hangzhou | /pʰiəʔ⁵/ |
| Wu | Wenzhou | /pʰi²¹³/ |
| Hui | Shexian | /pʰeʔ²¹/ |
| Hui | Tunxi | /pʰiɛ⁵/ |
| Xiang | Changsha | /pʰie²⁴/ |
| Xiang | Xiangtan | /pʰie²⁴/ |
| Gan | Nanchang | /piɛʔ⁵/ |
| Hakka | Meixian | /pʰiet̚¹/ |
| Hakka | Taoyuan | /pʰiet̚²²/ |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou | /pʰit̚³/ |
| Cantonese | Nanning | /pʰit̚³³/ |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong | /pʰit̚³/ |
| Min | Xiamen (Hokkien) | /pʰiat̚³²/ /pʰuat̚³²/ |
| Min | Fuzhou (Eastern Min) | /pʰiɛʔ²³/ |
| Min | Jian'ou (Northern Min) | /pʰiɛ²⁴/ |
| Min | Shantou (Teochew) | /pʰiak̚²/ /pʰuaʔ²/ |
| Min | Haikou (Hainanese) | /fit̚⁵/ |
* Old Chinese
    (Zhengzhang): /*pʰeːd/
Zhengzhang system (2003) :
| Character | 撇 |
| Reading # | 1/1 |
| No. | 650 |
| Phonetic component | 敝 |
| Rime group | 月 |
| Rime subdivision | 2 |
| Corresponding MC rime | 撆 |
| Old Chinese | /*pʰeːd/ |
| Notes | 撆注或體 |

#### Definitions

撇
* to discard; to abandon; to throw away
* to skim; to clear (a liquid) from the substance (oil, foam, etc.) floating on it
    撇油 [Cantonese] ― pit$^3$ jau$^4$ [Jyutping] ― to skim oil
* to move the corners of one's mouth downward (to express disdain, disgust, distrust or unhappiness)
* (Chinese calligraphy) stroke that falls downwards towards the left (㇒)
* (Cantonese, of rain) to move in a slanted direction
    撇雨 [Cantonese] ― pit$^3$ jyu$^5$ [Jyutping] ― (please add an English translation of this usage example)
* (Cantonese) to leave (without concern)
* (Hakka) to flog the buttocks; to spank; to smack lightly with palm
* (Hokkien) skill; ability
    無半撇／无半撇 [Hokkien] ― bô-pòaⁿ-phiat [Pe̍h-ōe-jī] ― incompetent; incapable
* (Mainland China Hokkien) to drift with the wind
* (Xiamen and Taiwanese Hokkien) charming; fashionable; good-looking; smart
* (Taiwanese Hokkien) to write a left falling stroke
* (Taiwanese Hokkien) to write unseriously
* (Taiwanese Hokkien) to turn one's head away

##### Synonyms

* (to move the corners of one's mouth downward): 撇嘴 (piězuǐ)
* (to leave):
| Variety | Location | Words |
| Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 走, 離開, 離去 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Taiwan | 走, 離開 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Singapore | 走, 離開 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Jinan | 走 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Wanrong | 走 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xi'an | 走 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xining | 走 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Yinchuan | 走 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Ürümqi | 走 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Chengdu | 走 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Wuhan | 走 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Guiyang | 走 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Nanjing | 走 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou | 走, 扯 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong | 走, 扯, 撇, 閃, 𨅝, 鬆, 撇s |
| Cantonese | Penang (Guangfu) | 走 |
| Cantonese | Singapore (Guangfu) | 走, 扯 |
| Gan | Nanchang | 走 |
| Hakka | Meixian | 走 |
| Hakka | Yudu | 走 |
| Jin | Taiyuan | 走 |
| Southern Min | Taipei | 走 GT |
| Southern Min | Singapore (Hokkien) | 走 |
| Southern Min | Manila (Hokkien) | 走, 行, 離開 |
| Southern Min | Singapore (Teochew) | 走 |
| Zhongshan Min | Zhongshan (Longdu, Shaxi) | 走, 行 |
| Wu | Shanghai | 跑, 走 |
| Wu | Danyang | 走 |
| Wu | Hangzhou | 走 |
| Wu | Jinhua | 走 |
| Note | GT - General Taiwanese (no specific region identified) | GT - General Taiwanese (no specific region identified) |

#### Coordinate terms

* (basic character strokes) 點 / 点 (diǎn), 橫 / 横, 豎 / 竖 (shù), 提, 捺 (nà), 撇, 折, 鉤 / 钩 (gōu), 彎 / 弯 (wān), 斜

#### Compounds

* 一撇
* 丟撇 / 丢撇
* 乾撇下 / 干撇下
* 假撇清
* 兩撇鬍 / 两撇胡
* 坡撇
* 左撇子 (zuǒpiězi)
* 平撇
* 打撇
* 打水撇兒 / 打水撇儿
* 拋撇 / 抛撇
* 披撇
* 拿三撇四
* 撇下
* 撇假
* 撇叉 (Min Nan)
* 撇呆打墮 / 撇呆打堕
* 撇呵
* 撇嘴 (piězuǐ)
* 撇地
* 撇嵌
* 撇弔 / 撇吊
* 撇強 / 撇强
* 撇打
* 撇抗
* 撇撒
* 撇杖兒 / 撇杖儿
* 撇架子
* 撇桑 (Min Nan)
* 撇棄 / 撇弃 (piēqì)
* 撇欠
* 撇步 (piěbù)
* 撇油
* 撇油兒 / 撇油儿
* 撇清
* 撇演
* 撇漾
* 撇火石
* 撇然
* 撇罷 / 撇罢
* 撇脫 / 撇脱
* 撇蘭 / 撇兰
* 撇號 / 撇号 (piěhào)
* 撇賴 / 撇赖
* 撇跤 (Min Nan)
* 撇閃 / 撇闪
* 撇開 / 撇开 (piēkāi)
* 撇除 (piēchú)
* 撇風 / 撇风
* 撇點 / 撇点 (piědiǎn)
* 撇齒拉嘴 / 撇齿拉嘴
* 擣虛撇抗 / 捣虚撇抗
* 有撇斷 / 有撇断
* 無半撇 / 无半撇 (Min Nan)
* 番仔鬍鬚——無半撇 / 番仔胡须——无半撇 (Min Nan)
* 蘭葉撇 / 兰叶撇
* 飄撇 / 飘撇 (phiau-phiat) (Min Nan)

### Etymology 2
#### Pronunciation

* Hakka (Meixian, Guangdong): pêd$^5$
* Hakka
** (Meixian)
*** Guangdong: pêd$^5$
*** Sinological IPA: /pʰɛt̚¹/

#### Definitions

撇
* (Hakka) Used after a verb to indicate perfective aspect (action completion).
    食撇 [Meixian Hakka] ― sed$^6$ pêd$^5$ [Hakka Transliteration Scheme] ― to eat up
    From: 2015, 温昌衍 and 王秋珺 (editors), 《客家方言》, page 132
    ngai$^2$ qim$^2$ pêd$^5$ n$^2$ sam$^1$ xi$^4$ bai$^3$ du$^1$ qim$^2$ m$^2$ dau$^3$. [Hakka Transliteration Scheme]
    I have looked for you three, four times but could not find you.
* (Hakka) Normally followed by 了 to mark a state change.
       tiên$^4$ nau$^3$ fai$^4$ pêd$^5$ ê$^2$. [Hakka Transliteration Scheme]
       The computer went wrong.

### Etymology 3
#### Pronunciation

* Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): phih
* Southern Min
** (Hokkien: Quanzhou, Xiamen)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: phih
*** Tâi-lô: phih
*** Phofsit Daibuun: phiq
*** IPA (Xiamen): /pʰiʔ³²/
*** IPA (Quanzhou): /pʰiʔ⁵/

#### Definitions

撇
* (Quanzhou and Xiamen Hokkien) to lightly scoop from the surface of something (oil, etc.)
* (Quanzhou and Xiamen Hokkien) to cut meat with a knife

#### Compounds

* 撇丿

### References

* “撇”, in 漢語多功能字庫 (Multi-function Chinese Character Database)‎, 香港中文大學 (the Chinese University of Hong Kong), 2014–
* 莆田市荔城区档案馆 [Putian City Licheng District Archives], editor (2022), “撇”, in 莆仙方言文读字汇 [Puxian Dialect Literary Reading Dictionary] (overall work in Mandarin and Puxian Min), page 177.

## Japanese
### Kanji

(Hyōgai kanji)
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#### Readings

* On (unclassified): へつ (hetsu)、へち (hechi)、へい (hei)
* Kun: ぬぐう (nugū)

## Vietnamese
### Han character

撇: Hán Nôm readings: phét, phết, phệt, phiết
* This term needs a translation to English. Please help out and add a translation, then remove the text {{rfdef}}.

#### References

* Nom Foundation