剃(tì)

HSK 7-99 strokes

to shave

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Character information

Pinyin
tì
Meaning
to shave
Strokes
9
HSK level
HSK 7-9
Traditional
Same

Origin & structure

Where 剃 comes from and how its parts fit together.

Phonetic-semantic compound⿰弟刂

In this compound, the meaning comes from 刂 (knife); 弟 supplies the sound.

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

Made of

弟dì刂dāo

Parts are arranged left to right.

How to write 剃 step by step

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

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Words with 剃

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

tì剃dāo刀

razor

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tì剃dù度

to take the tonsure; to shave the head; tonsure (shaved head of Buddhist mo…

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tì剃tóu头

to have one's head shaved

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tì剃guāng光tóu头

to shave the whole head clean

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tì剃xū须

to shave (facial hair)

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tì剃xū须dāo刀

shaver

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Related characters

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丁丐丘丙丛丝丫丸

From 剃’s common words

刀度头光须

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