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削
xuē
1. to pare
2. to reduce
3. to remove
4. Taiwan pr. <xuè>
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 (15)

削价
xuējià
to cut down the price
削弱
xuēruò
to weaken
HSK 6
削波
xuēbō
clipping (signal processing)
削减
xuējiǎn
to cut down
削籍
xuējí
(of an official) dismissal from office (old)
削职
xuēzhí
demotion
削除
xuēchú
to remove
削发
xuēfà
to shave one's head
剥削
bōxuē
to exploit
HSK 6
瘦削
shòuxuē
slim
剥削者
bōxuēzhě
exploiter (of labor)
削职为民
xuēzhíwéimín
demotion to commoner (idiom)
削足适履
xuēzúshìlǚ
to cut the feet to fit the shoes (idiom); to force sth to fit (as to a Procrustean bed)
剥削阶级
bōxuējiējí
exploiting class (in Marxist theory)
被剥削者
bèibōxuēzhě
person suffering exploitation

Alternate Entries

削
xiāo
to peel with a knife / to pare / to cut (a ball at tennis etc)
HSK 6

Metadata

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