The story of 丟

throw, lose

丟 is composed of the variant of 手 (hand) and 厶 (private). 厶 is a picture of a lasso, so 丟 depicts a hand throwing a lasso.

Vocabulary of 丟

  • 丟棄 (discard)
  • 丟臉 (to lose face)

Classification

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