entries → 拋
TSUMUGU · TOCFL 4 (est.) · 字
character · TOCFL 4 (est.)
拋 =
ㄆㄠ · pāo
verb — to throw, toss; to cast aside, abandon

字源 FORM — what the parts do

the hand
a body straining off to one side
a plough-arm, force put in
The hand (扌) swings the whole body's strain (尤) and its force (力) and lets fly — to throw, to fling away. 拋棄、拋售、拋頭露面.

故事 STORY — a scene to remember it by

身子()一側,手()使盡)一甩——東西拋了出去。
The body twists (尤), the hand (扌) throws all its force (力) into it — and the thing is flung clear.
字源記憶法
意 · Meanings
(本義)丟出、投擲— to throw, toss
拋棄、拋下— to cast aside, abandon常用
拋售、拋頭露面— to dump (goods); to show oneself in public
(本義) original meaning · → ⇒ each arrow = one more step of extension