Meaning
to scrape; to reduce; to pare (away); to cut (down)
Chinese: 用刀去掉表层；另一个读音指削弱。
Hear the Four Tones
The same syllable “xue” becomes a different word in each tone. 削 is the 1st tone. Tap any tone to hear a native voice and see its pitch shape.
Stroke Order
Tap Animate to watch the strokes in order, or Practice to trace it yourself.
Common Words
- 削弱xuē ruòto weaken; to impair; to cripple
- 剥削bō xuēto exploit; exploitation
- 削发xuē fàto shave one's head; fig. to become a monk or nun; to take the tonsure
- 切削qiē xiāoto cut; cutting; machining
- 削价xuē jiàto cut down the price
Example Sentence
他用小刀削了一支铅笔。Tā yòng xiǎo dāo xiāo le yì zhī qiān bǐ.He sharpened a pencil with a small knife.
他用Tā yòngother use小刀xiǎo dāoknife削xiāoto peel with a knife了le(completed action)一yìone支zhīto support铅笔qiān bǐ(lead) pencil。