屑(xiè)

HSK 7-910 strokes

bits

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Character information

Pinyin
xiè
Meaning
bits; fragments; crumbs; filings; trifling; trivial; to condescend to
Strokes
10
HSK level
HSK 7-9
Traditional
Same

Origin & structure

Where 屑 comes from and how its parts fit together.

Phonetic-semantic compound⿸尸肖

In this compound, the meaning comes from 尸 (body); 肖 supplies the sound.

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

Made of

尸shī肖xiào

Parts are arranged enclosing from the upper left.

How to write 屑 step by step

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

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Words with 屑

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

bù不xiè屑
HSK 7-9

to disdain to do sth; to think sth not worth doing; to feel it beneath one'…

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yán岩xiè屑

(rock) debris; scree

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mù木xiè屑

wood shavings; sawdust

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suì碎xiè屑

fragments

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yín银xiè屑bìng病

psoriasis

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tóu头pí皮xiè屑

dandruff

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bù不xiè屑yī一gù顾

to disdain as beneath contempt (idiom)

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丁丐丘丙丛丝丫丸

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不岩木碎银病头皮

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