削 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)

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Words containing 削

Word Meaning
削除 xuē chú
to delete; to remove; to eliminate
削髮 xuē fà
to shave one's head; fig. to become a monk or nun
剝削 bō xuē
to exploit; exploitation
剝削者 bō xuē zhě
exploiter (of labor)
剥削阶级 bō xuē jiē jí
exploiting class (in Marxist theory)
剝削階級 bō xuē jiē jí
exploiting class (in Marxist theory)
减削 jiǎn xuē
to reduce; to cut down
減削 jiǎn xuē
to reduce; to cut down
被剥削者 bèi bō xuē zhě
person suffering exploitation
被剝削者 bèi bō xuē zhě
person suffering exploitation
陡削 dǒu xiāo
precipitous
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