丢

丟
diū
HSK 4
#1,637 most
frequent character
to lose, to put aside, to throw
verb

Character breakdown

Source: Make Me a Hanzi.

丢 shows an object being discarded, 丿, together with 去, to leave or get rid of. It first meant to abandon or cast away. From that it grew to losing something, and then to throwing or hurling.

Drawn as: thing thrown away

丢 as a component in other characters

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Example Sentences

我丢了我的手机。
wǒ diū le wǒde shǒujī 。
I lost my phone.
请不要把垃圾丢在地上。
qǐng búyào bǎ lājī diū zài dìshàng 。
Please don't throw the trash on the ground.
他把书丢在了桌子上。
tā bǎ shū diū zài le zhuōzǐ shàng 。
He threw the book on the table.

Words with similar meanings

扔rēng
to throw
A more general term for throwing, often used in casual contexts.
放弃fàngqì
to give up
Implies intentionally letting go of something, often used when talking about not pursuing something further.

Words Starting With 丢

丢三落四diū sān là sì
forgetful; scatterbrained
丢人diū rén
to lose face

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