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Animated Stroke Order 剔

Watch the stroke order, then trace it yourself.

How to write 剔 — animated stroke order

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2.

Stroke Order Diagrams 剔

剔 stroke order diagram

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3.

Free Printable Handwriting Practice with Stroke Order: 剔

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4.

How to Use 剔

Common patterns, words, and short phrases that show how 剔 works in context.

Single HSK word

剔 appears in the HSK word 挑剔, meaning "nitpick; be hypercritical; be fastidious".

挑剔 • tiāo ti • nitpick; be hypercritical; be fastidious • HSK 6

HSK 6

tiāo挑

ti剔

nitpick; be hypercritical; be fastidious

Single HSK word

剔 appears in the HSK word 剔除, meaning "Remove / eliminate".

剔除 • tī chú • Remove / eliminate • HSK 3.0 · L7-9

HSK 3.0 · L7-9

tī剔

chú除

5.

Example Sentences

Real-world example sentences demonstrating how 剔 is used in context

tā他

duì对

shí食

wù物

fēi非

cháng常

tiāo挑

tī剔

。

He is very picky about food

wǒ我

men们

xū需

yào要

tī剔

chú除

bù不

hé合

gé

zhè这

kuài块

shuǐ水

jīng晶

tī剔

tòu透

wú无

xiá瑕

Information

Pinyintī

Meaningto pick out

Strokes10

Radical刂

Traditional剔

StructureLeft-Right

Frequency#2025

Zhuyinㄊㄧ

UnicodeU+5254

CangjieBRYHN

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Remove / eliminate

格

de的

chǎn产

pǐn品

。

We need to remove unqualified products

。

This crystal is perfectly clear and flawless

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