TSUMUGU · TOCFL 4 (est.) · 字
拋
ㄆㄠ · pāo
verb — to throw, toss; to cast aside, abandon
字源 FORM — what the parts do
扌義the hand
The hand (扌) swings the whole body's strain (尤) and its force (力) and lets fly — to throw, to fling away. 拋棄、拋售、拋頭露面.
故事 STORY — a scene to remember it by
身子（尤）一側，手（扌）使盡力（力）一甩——東西拋了出去。
The body twists (尤), the hand (扌) throws all its force (力) into it — and the thing is flung clear.
字源記憶法
意 · Meanings
(本義)丟出、投擲— to throw, toss
→拋棄、拋下— to cast aside, abandon常用
⇒拋售、拋頭露面— to dump (goods); to show oneself in public
(本義) original meaning · → ⇒ each arrow = one more step of extension