Keyword
to pare
- to scrape
- to trim
- Frequency
- #1693
- Strokes
- 9
Readings
xuē100%
Mnemonic
刂 (knife) gives the meaning and 肖 the sound.
Stroke order
Composed of
Used in vocabulary
剥削
to exploit; exploitation
削弱
to weaken; to impair; to cripple
削减
to cut down; to reduce; to lower
削
to peel with a knife; to pare; to cut (a ball at tennis etc)
切削
to cut; cutting; machining
瘦削
slim
刀削面
knife-shaved noodles (pared or shaved into strips), a Shanxi specialty
削价
to cut down the price
削
to pare; to reduce; to remove; Taiwan pr. xuè
削尖
to sharpen
剥削者
exploiter (of labor)
剥削阶级
exploiting class (in Marxist theory)
削除
to remove; to eliminate; to delete
削瘦
thin; lean; slender; skinny; (of cheeks) hollow
削球
(sport) to chop; to cut
削足适履
to cut the feet to fit the shoes (idiom); to force sth to fit (as to a Procrustean bed); impractical or inelegant solution
削发
to shave one's head; fig. to become a monk or nun; to take the tonsure
削铅笔
to sharpen a pencil
削职
demotion; to have one's job cut
削职为民
demotion to commoner (idiom)
削铅笔机
pencil sharpener (mechanical or electric)