Common Meanings
1
piē撇
to cast aside, to abandon, or to discard (e.g., to put aside a matter, to abandon an idea)
撇开个人恩怨，他专注于团队目标。
Putting aside personal grievances, he focused on the team's goals.
To skim or scoop off liquid or foam from the surface of something.
熬汤时，记得把浮在上面的油花撇掉，这样汤会更清爽。
When making soup, remember to skim off the oil floating on top; this way, the soup will be clearer and fresher.
2
piě撇
To throw or fling something flatly or quickly to the side or forward.
他顺手从口袋里撇出了一把糖。
He casually flung a handful of candies from his pocket.
A stroke in Chinese characters, slanting from top to left and downwards.
这个字的笔顺是先写一横,再写一竖,最后补上一个漂亮的撇。
The stroke order for this character is to first write a horizontal stroke, then a vertical stroke, and finally add a beautiful 'piě' (left-falling) stroke.
To curl (lips) or a stroke-like shape (e.g., for eyebrows), resembling the 'piě' stroke in Chinese characters.
小女孩不满意地撇了撇嘴
The little girl pouted in dissatisfaction.