Collins Chinese Dictionary Plus (3rd edition), 2011:
撇
piē 动
1
(=弃) cast …aside;
(pt, pp cast)
(pt, pp cast)
- 他撇下家庭,外出创(創)业。 Tā piēxià jiātíng, wàichū chuàngyè. He cast aside his family and went off to make a new career for himself.
2
(=舀) skim
撇
piěI 动
1
(=扔) throw;
(pt threw)(pp thrown)
(pt threw)(pp thrown)
2
(=扭) curl
- 撇嘴 piě zuǐ curl one's lip