Keyword
to shave
- Frequency
- #2968
- Strokes
- 9
Readings
tì
Mnemonic
刂 (knife) gives the meaning and 弟 the sound.
Stroke order
Composed of
Used in vocabulary
剃
to shave; shave; to weed
剃头
to have one's head shaved
剃刀
razor
剃光头
to shave the whole head clean; crushing defeat
剃度
to take the tonsure; to shave the head; tonsure (shaved head of Buddhist monk)
剃须刀
shaver; razor
剃须
to shave (facial hair)
剃发令
the Qing order to all men to shave their heads but keep a queue, first ordered in 1646