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削 (xiāo): Stroke Order, Meaning & How to Write | HSK 6

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How to write 削 — animated stroke order

2.

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削 stroke order diagram

3.

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削

削=

4.

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5.

How to Use 削

Reducing or diminishing

The character 削 (xuē) combines with other verbs or adjectives to form compound verbs meaning to reduce, weaken, or cut down.

削弱 • xuē ruò • weaken; cripple • HSK 6

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6.

Example Sentences

tā他

zhèng正

zài在

yòng用

dāo刀

xiāo削

píng

Information

Pinyinxiāo

Meaningcut

Strokes9

Radical刂

Traditional削

StructureLeft-Right

Frequency#2024

Zhuyinㄒㄧㄠ

UnicodeU+524A

CangjieFBLN

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A knife (刂) scrapes or peels away material (肖) — to pare or reduce.

xuē削

ruò弱

weaken; cripple

剥削 • bō xuē • exploit • HSK 6

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bō剥

xuē削

exploit

削减 • xuē jiǎn • reduce • HSK 3.0 · L7-9

HSK 3.0 · L7-9

xuē削

jiǎn减

reduce

苹

guǒ果

。

He is using a knife to peel the apple.

gōng公

sī司

jué决

dìng定

xuē削

jiǎn减

bú不

bì必

yào要

de的

kāi开

zhī支

。

The company decided to cut unnecessary expenses.

mā妈

ma妈

zhèng正

zài在

chú厨

fáng房

lǐ里

xiāo削

píng苹

guǒ果

pí皮

。

Mom is peeling apples in the kitchen.

wǒ我

xū需

yào要

xiāo削

qiān铅

bǐ笔

cái才

néng能

xiě写

zuò作

yè业

。

I need to sharpen my pencil to do homework.

zī资

běn本

jiā家

cán残

kù酷

de地

bō剥

xuē削

gōng工

rén人

de的

shèng剩

yú余

jià价

zhí值

。

The capitalists cruelly exploit the surplus value of the workers.

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Characters pronounced "xiao".

魈xiāomischievous one-footed mountain spirit
哮xiàocough; pant; roar
枭xiāoowl thus, something evil
硝xiāosaltpeter, niter; to tan
孝xiàofilial piety; respect and care for one's parents
箫xiāobamboo flute

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Characters with radical "刂".

剁duòchop by pounding, mince, hash
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

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