zimai字脈
LookupMandarin · 繁體 · English
Mandarin–English · CC-CEDICTSources ↗
DICTIONARY · CC-CEDICT

甩

Mandarin · pinyin shuǎi

Meanings

  1. to throw
  2. to fling
  3. to swing
  4. to leave behind
  5. to throw off
  6. to dump (sb)
Full entryShow on map

Characters in this entry

甩
shuǎi · throw away, discard
Written characters and their own readings; the entry’s pronunciation is shown above.

Explore the spelling

Entries containing 甩 ↗Words written with 甩 ↗

Mandarin tones

3 · shuai3

Compare attested words with these syllables ↗

Dictionary tones. Connected speech can change their realization.

Connected dictionary

1character link1same-tone record
Explore word families ↗Compare pronunciations ↗Open character structure ↗
Counts describe dictionary records, not word frequency or semantic similarity. Source identities stay separate.

Read this spelling in Classical texts

Follow a written form into the eight pinned witnesses: Analects, Mencius, Laozi, Zhuangzi, Xunzi, Han Feizi, Sunzi and the Mao Shijing. A match is a place to investigate; it does not prove that a modern dictionary sense fits the passage.

甩 · find source passages ↗

Explore Classical grammar ↗

Compare dictionary sources Rime · Wiktionary

Rime Cantonese 粵拼

lat1 · seot1

Cantonese word readings for 甩. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.

CanCLID contributors · CC BY 4.0 · source & license · Data pack

Wiktionary English definitions · Chinese section

Independent source senses for this spelling, with usage labels retained. Not matched to the pronunciation above.

character · Etymology 1

  1. (Mandarin, Hokkien, Wu) to toss; to throw; to fling
  2. (Mandarin) to throw away; to discard
  3. (Mandarin) to brush off; to abandon
  4. (Mandarin) to swing; to move backward and forward
  5. (dialectal Mandarin) to take off; to remove
  6. (dialectal Mandarin) to heed; to take notice of
  7. (dialectal Mandarin, of insects, zoology, etc.) to lay (eggs)
  8. (Beijing Mandarin) to play (cards)
  9. (Beijing Mandarin) short for 甩賣／甩卖 (shuǎimài, “to sell at cheap prices”)
  10. (Beijing Mandarin) to scold
  11. (Sichuanese) perturbed; uneasy
  12. (Yunnan Mandarin) to devour; to eat
  13. (Cantonese) to come loose; to come off
  14. (Cantonese) to escape from
  15. (Cantonese) to fail to follow
  16. (Cantonese) to sense by touch
  17. (dialectal Cantonese) to fall down
  18. (Wu) to strike; to box (about the ears)
  19. (Wu) to shake off; to escape
  20. (Wu) to wave; to rock
  21. (Hokkien) to sprinkle; to spray
  22. (Hokkien, vulgar) to heed; to pay attention to

character · Etymology 2

  1. (Cantonese) alternative form of 㪐 (lak¹) (used in 甩咳)

Source page · dump 2026-09-02 · Contributors & history

Wiktionary contributors · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source & license · Data pack