扔 (rēng) — to throw; to throw away
Definition
扔 (rēng) is the everyday 'to throw' or 'to throw away' — covers both tossing an object (a ball) and discarding trash. 丢 is more about losing or throwing away unwanted things; 摔 is falling or dropping something that breaks.
verb
to throwto throw away
Examples
- 扔。Bú yào rēng zhè xiē shū.Don't throw away these books.
- 扔。Tā bǎ qiú rēng dào shuǐ lǐ le.She threw the ball into the water.
- 扔。Wǒ bǎ lā jī rēng le.I threw away the trash.
Origin
Sound + meaning六书liùshū
形声xíngshēngMost characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.
The left side 手 is a hand, and the right side 乃 is used for the sound.
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