xuē xiāo

to pare; to reduce; to remove

HSK 6 #1794

Character data

HSK 6
Frequency 1794th character
Radical ⼑ (18.7)
Strokes 9
Index # 1475

Definitions

削 xuē
  1. 1. to pare
  2. 2. to reduce
  3. 3. to remove
  4. 4. Taiwan pr. xuè
削 xiāo
  1. 1. to peel with a knife
  2. 2. to pare
  3. 3. to cut (a ball at tennis etc)

Stroke order

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Words containing 削

Word Meaning
to weaken; to impair; to cripple
to exploit; exploitation
to reduce; to lower; to cut down
slim
knife-cut noodles; hand-shaved noodles
to cut; cutting; machining
to cut down the price
(sport) to chop; to cut
exploiter (of labor)
to shave one's head; fig. to become a monk or nun
(golf, tennis) undercut
knife-shaved noodles
to cut down the price
to sharpen
clipping (signal processing)
to reduce; to lower; to cut down
(of an official) dismissal from office (old)
demotion; to have one's job cut
demotion; to have one's job cut
demotion to commoner (idiom)
demotion to commoner (idiom)
to cut the feet to fit the shoes (idiom); to force sth to fit (as to a Procrustean bed)
to cut the feet to fit the shoes (idiom); to force sth to fit (as to a Procrustean bed)
pencil sharpener (mechanical or electric)
pencil sharpener (mechanical or electric)
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