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剃 (tì): Stroke Order, Meaning & How to Write | HSK 7-9

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1.

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How to write 剃 — animated stroke order

2.

Stroke Order Diagrams 剃

剃 stroke order diagram

3.

Character Breakdown

Left-Right

剃

刂dāo · knife

剃=

4.

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5.

Related Words: 剃

剃刀 • tì dāo • razor

tì剃

dāo刀

razor

6.

Example Sentences

tā他

měi每

gè个

yuè月

dōu都

yào要

tì

Information

Pinyintì

Meaningto shave

Strokes9

Radical刂

Traditional剃

StructureLeft-Right

Frequency#2023

Zhuyinㄊㄧˋ

UnicodeU+5243

CangjieCHLN

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弟dì

+刂dāo · knife

剃头 • tì tóu • to have a haircut; to shave one's head

tì剃

tóu头

to have a haircut; to shave one's head

剃须刀 • tì xū dāo • razor

tì剃

xū须

dāo刀

razor

剃

tóu头

。

He shaves his head every month.

tā他

měi每

tiān天

zǎo早

shang上

dōu都

yào要

tì剃

hú胡

zi子

。

He shaves his beard every morning.

Tā他

yòng用

tì剃

xū须

dāo刀

guā刮

hú胡

zi子

。

He uses a razor to shave his beard.

bà爸

ba爸

měi每

tiān天

zǎo早

shàng上

dōu都

yào要

tì剃

xū须

。

Dad shaves his beard every morning.

zhè这

bǎ把

tì剃

dāo刀

fēi非

cháng常

fēng锋

lì利

。

This razor is very sharp.

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HSK (3.0) Level 7-9

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喘chuǎnto breathe heavily, pant
创chuàngto create, to initiate, to establish
垂chuíto hang down; to droop
捶chuíto beat or pound with the fist
锤chuíhammer; [a metal ball with a handle or chain, used as weapon]
蠢chǔnstupid, foolish

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Characters pronounced "ti".

锑tīantimony
啼tícry; crow; chirp
题tíquestion
替tìto substitute, replace, or take the place of
梯tīladder; stairs; steps
涕tìtears; nasal mucus

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Same Radical

Characters with radical "刂".

刽guìamputate, cut off
剐guǎcut, cut flesh from bones
剿jiǎodestroy, exterminate, annihilate
剽piāorob, plunder; slice off; fast
剥bāoto peel, to skin, to strip off
刑xíngpunishment, penalty

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