卸(xiè)

HSK 7-99 strokes

to unload

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Character information

Pinyin
xiè
Meaning
to unload; to unhitch; to remove or strip; to get rid of
Strokes
9
HSK level
HSK 7-9
Traditional
Same

Origin & structure

Where 卸 comes from and how its parts fit together.

Phonetic-semantic compound⿰⿱午止卩

In this compound, the meaning comes from 止 (stop); 卩 supplies the sound.

One part carries the meaning, the other suggests the sound.

Made of

午wǔ止zhǐ卩jié

Parts are arranged left to right.

How to write 卸 step by step

9 strokes — each frame adds one stroke, shown in dark ink over the lighter ones.

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Words with 卸

Common words using 卸 — tap any character to open its stroke-order page.

tuī推xiè卸
HSK 7-9

to avoid (esp. responsibility); to shift (the blame); to pass the buck

Open 推卸 page →
jiāo交xiè卸

to hand over to a successor; to relinquish one's office

Open 交卸 page →
qīng倾xiè卸

to tip; to dump by tipping from a vehicle

Open 倾卸 page →
xiè卸xià下

to unload

Open 卸下 page →
dǎo倒gē戈xiè卸jiǎ甲

to lay down arms

Open 倒戈卸甲 page →
xiè卸rèn任

to leave office

Open 卸任 page →
xiè卸zhuāng妆

to remove makeup

Open 卸妆 page →
xiè卸mò磨shā杀lǘ驴

lit. to kill the donkey when the grinding is done (idiom)

Open 卸磨杀驴 page →

Related characters

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丁丐丘丙丛丝丫丸

From 卸’s common words

推交倾下倒戈甲任

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