抛
pāo
to throw
to toss; to fling; to cast; to abandon
hand (扌) + nine (九) + strength (力) = throw with force
The hand radical anchors the throwing action. 九 and 力 together suggest exerting great force, though their combination here is partly structural — the overall picture is a hand releasing something with effort.
他把球抛给站在对面的朋友。
tā bǎ qiú pāo gěi zhàn zài duì miàn de péng yǒu。
He tossed the ball to his friend standing across from him.
她不想抛下家人一个人去远方工作。
tā bù xiǎng pāo xià jiā rén yī gè rén qù yuǎn fāng gōng zuò。
She did not want to abandon her family and go work far away alone.
Words with 抛
双曲抛物面
shuāng qū pāo wù miàn
(geometry) hyperbolic paraboloid
打抛
dǎ pāo
holy basil (Ocimum tenuiflorum) (loanword from Thai "kaphrao") (used as an attributive in the names of Thai-style "phat kaphrao" dishes to indicate that the main ingredient is stir-fried with basil, as in 打拋豬|打抛猪[da3 pao1 zhu1], stir-fried pork with basil)
打抛猪
dǎ pāo zhū
stir-fried pork with basil; pork phat kaphrao
抛下
pāo xià
to throw down
抛下锚
pāo xià máo
to drop anchor
抛光
pāo guāng
to polish; to burnish
抛出
pāo chū
to toss
抛却
pāo què
to discard
抛售
pāo shòu
to dump (selling abroad more cheaply than cost price at home)
抛夫弃子
pāo fū qì zǐ
to abandon one's husband and child(ren)
抛妻弃子
pāo qī qì zǐ
to abandon one's wife and child(ren)
抛媚眼
pāo mèi yǎn
to throw amorous or flirtatious glances at sb (esp. of a woman)