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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How to pronounce 削

MandarinBanana teaches pronunciation with the Marilyn Method: every Pinyin syllable is one initial plus one final, the initial becomes a person, an animal or a deity, and the final becomes a place in your memory palace — with the tone deciding which part of that place the scene happens in. Remember the little story below for each half and the whole syllable comes back with them.

= xi initial

Xi is for Xi Shi (西施), one of the renowned Four Beauties of ancient China.

By Matthias • updated 5 months ago
+ ao1 final

In front of the aorta.

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= xu initial

Xu is for Xu Xian.

By Matthias • updated 3 months ago
+ e1 final

In front of the elevator.

By Matthias • updated about 2 months ago

削 character breakdown

Chinese characters are built out of smaller characters. Each component carries a mnemonic symbol - one concrete object that stands in for it - and a mnemonic story hands those objects to the person and the place that stand for the pronunciation. Learn a component once and every character that reuses it gets easier.

Component Translations
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
surname Xiao / Taiwan pr. [Xiao4]
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xiào = xi + ao4
similar / resembling / to resemble / to be like
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Characters with 削 as component

shuò = shu + o4
to hit sb with a pole / (archaic) pole held by a dancer
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Words with 削

to cut down / to reduce / to lower
to weaken / to impair / to cripple
to exploit / exploitation

Sentences with 削

削 currently does not appear in any sentence.

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xiāo / xuē

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