to pare, to whittle, or to cut thin slices
Animated Stroke Order 削
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HSK Vocabulary: 削
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Example Sentences
Real-world example sentences demonstrating how 削 is used in context
1
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.
2
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.
3
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.
4
tā他
shēng生
bìng病
le了
，
shēn身
tǐ体
bèi被
xuē削
ruò弱
le了
。
He got sick, and his body was weakened.
5
zhǎng长
shí时
jiān间
bù不
liàn练
xí习
huì会
xuē削
ruò弱
nǐ你
de的
jì技
néng能
。
Not practicing for a long time will weaken your skills.
6
jīng经
jì济
wēi危
jī机
xuē削
ruò弱
le了
gōng公
sī司
de的
jìng竞
zhēng争
lì力
。
The economic crisis weakened the company's competitiveness.
7
lǎo老
bǎn板
bō剥
xuē削
gōng工
rén人
。
The boss exploits the workers.
8
zī资
běn本
jiā家
tōng通
guò过
bō剥
xuē削
huò获
qǔ取
lì利
rùn润
。
Capitalists obtain profits through exploitation.
9
zài在
jiù旧
shè社
huì会
，
dì地
zhǔ主
cán残
kù酷
dì地
bō剥
xuē削
nóng农
mín民
。
In the old society, landlords cruelly exploited the peasants.
10
gōng公
sī司
xuē削
jiǎn减
le了
kāi开
zhī支
。
The company cut expenses.
Information
Traditional削
Radical刂
Strokes9
StructureLeft-Right
Frequency#2024
Zhuyinㄒㄧㄠ
Components—
UnicodeU+524A
CangjieFBLN
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Cultural note
Traditional Chinese culture often connects characters and names with the Five Elements (Wood, Fire, Earth, Metal, Water) and Yin–Yang, a system also used to describe personality tendencies.
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