削(xiāo)

HSK 7-99 strokes
Readingsxiāoxuē

to peel with a knife

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Character information

Pinyin
xiāo / xuē
Meaning
to peel with a knife; to pare; to cut (a ball at tennis etc)
Strokes
9
HSK level
HSK 7-9
Traditional
Same

Origin & structure

Where 削 comes from and how its parts fit together.

Phonetic-semantic compound⿰肖刂

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

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

Made of

肖xiào刂dāo

Parts are arranged left to right.

How to write 削 step by step

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

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Words with 削

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

xuē削ruò弱
HSK 7-9

to weaken

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bō剥xuē削
HSK 7-9

to exploit

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qiē切xiāo削

to cut; cutting; machining

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xuē削jià价

to cut down the price

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xiāo削jiān尖

to sharpen

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dāo刀xiāo削miàn面

knife-shaved noodles (pared or shaved into strips), a Shanxi specialty

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xuē削jiǎn减

to cut down

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xuē削zhí职wéi为mín民

demotion to commoner (idiom)

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From 削’s common words

弱剥切价尖刀面减

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