xiāo = xi + ao1
to peel with a knife / to pare / to cut (a ball at tennis etc)
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xuē = xu + e1
to pare / to reduce / to remove / Taiwan pr. [xue4]
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削 character breakdown

dāo = d + ao1
Kangxi radical 18 (刀[dao1]) as a vertical side element / see also 立刀旁[li4 dao1 pang2] / see also 側刀旁|侧刀旁[ce4 dao1 pang2]
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xiāo = xi + ao1
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xiào = xi + ao4
similar / resembling / to resemble / to be like
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