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Character #883 · The First 1000

diū

throw

to lose; to put aside; to throw

Strokes
66
TraditionalSimplified
丟 丢
Poster cell
O32
01 常用词语

Common words with

  • diūshī to lose
  • diūrén to lose face
  • diūqì to discard
  • diūxià to abandon
  • diūkāi to cast or put aside
02 练习纸
Character practice sheet: nine rows, each with a model box, pinyin lines and eleven practice squares
Free printable · One page

Practice writing 丢丟

Write 丢丟 in the grey model box at the start of each row and its pinyin, diū, on the lines above. Then copy it across the row, following the stroke order above.

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Nine rows of field-grid squares, 15 mm. More about this sheet
03 千字海报
Cell O32 · 28 × 36 grid

丢丟 is #883 on The First 1000 poster.

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04 问答

Quick answers

What does 丢 mean in English?
丢 (diū) means "throw": to lose; to put aside; to throw.
How do you pronounce 丢?
丢 is pronounced diū in pinyin, with the first (high, level) tone. In Zhuyin (bopomofo) it is written ㄉㄧㄡ.
How many strokes does 丢 have?
The simplified form, 丢, has 6 strokes. The traditional form, 丟, has 6.
What is the traditional form of 丢?
The traditional form of 丢 is 丟. 丢 is the simplified form, used in mainland China and Singapore; 丟 is used in Taiwan, Hong Kong and Macau.
What are common words with 丢?
Common words that use 丢 include 丢失 (diūshī, to lose), 丢人 (diūrén, to lose face), 丢弃 (diūqì, to discard), 丢下 (diūxià, to abandon).
How common is 丢?
丢 is number 883 of the 1,000 most common Chinese characters, in cell O32 of The First 1000 poster.

Definitions and word glosses adapted from CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0). Stroke data from Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License), animated with Hanzi Writer.