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削
xiāo
1. to peel with a knife
2. to pare
3. to cut (a ball at tennis etc)
HSK 6 Common • Top 7% ✏️ 9 strokes

Character Breakdown (Single character)

削
xuē
to pare, to scrape, to trim
HSK 6 9 丶

Compound Words (7)

切削
qiēxiāo
to cut
削尖
xiāojiān
to sharpen
削球
xiāoqiú
(sport) to chop
陡削
dǒuxiāo
precipitous
刀削面
dāoxiāomiàn
knife-shaved noodles (pared or shaved into strips), a Shanxi specialty
下旋削球
xiàxuánxiāoqiú
(golf, tennis) undercut
削铅笔机
xiāoqiānbǐjī
pencil sharpener (mechanical or electric)

Alternate Entries

削
xuē
to pare / to reduce / to remove / Taiwan pr. <xuè>
HSK 6

Metadata

Category
Chinese
HSK Character Level
6
Character Frequency Rank
1,793
Word Frequency Rank
5,887 of 84,292