Chinese character 削 xiāo — to peel with a knife

xiāo

other readings: xuē

to peel with a knife; to pare; to cut (a ball at tennis etc)

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Stroke order of 削

Written in 9 strokes. The grey stroke under the arrow is the one you write now: the dot shows where to start, the arrow — which way to go.

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What 削 is made of

  • 肖similarsound
  • 刂Kangxi radical 18meaning

Tip: 刂 hints at the meaning and 肖 at the pronunciation.

Words with 削

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