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Meaning of 削

Pinyin xuē、 xiāo

Radical

刂

Strokes

Definition

to scrape, to reduce / to pare (away) / to cut (down)

Usage

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削 [xiāo] 1. To use a knife to slice off the outer layer of an object. For example: peel an apple; sharpen a pencil. 用刀斜着去掉物体的表层。例：～苹果皮；～铅笔。 2. To strike the ball with a table tennis paddle in a flat and slightly slanted manner. 打乒乓球时用球拍平而略斜地击球。名词: 1. Originally read as qiào, meaning a case for holding a sword or knife. (本义读 qiào。装刀剑的套子) 2. A curved knife, writing knife, cutting knife. ([En.] knife) 曲刀，书刀，削刀 ([En.] knife) 3. During the Eastern Zhou and Qin Han periods, used to erase mistakes written on wooden slips or bamboo strips. 东周和秦汉时用来除去书写在木牍或竹简上的错字。 4. Bamboo slips. ([En.] bamboo slips) 简札 ([En.] bamboo slips) 动词: 1. To pare or peel with a knife at an angle. 斜着刀略平地切去物体的表层 ([En.] pare with a knife; peel with a knife) 2. To delete; refers to editing text. 删除。指删改文字 ([En.] delete) 3. To cut down or reduce. 削除;削减 ([En.] cut down) 4. To rob. 掠夺 ([En.] rob) 5. To divide or split. 分，割裂 ([En.] divide) 6. To shave or scrape. 剃;刮 ([En.] shave) 7. To cut and sew. 裁剪缝纫 ([En.] cut and sew) 形容词: 1. Harsh. 苛刻 ([En.] harsh) 2. Slender; thin and tall. 消瘦，纤细瘦长 ([En.] slender) 3. Also see xuē. 另见 xuē Also: 1. Same meaning as 削 (xiāo), used in some compound words: 削铁如泥, 削足适履. 义同削（xiāo），用于一些复合词。 2. To decrease or weaken. 减少；减弱。 3. To remove. 除去。 4. To plunder or seize. 搜刮；掠取。次音 [xuē] 动词，形容词: 1. To weaken or reduce. ([En.] weaken; cut down) 削弱，削减 ([En.] weaken; cut down) 2. Steep cliff. 徒峭 ([En.] cliff) 3. Also see xiāo. 另见 xiāo General Definitions: 1. To use a knife to slash off the surface layer of an object, e.g., “削皮”, "削铅笔". 用刀斜刮除去物体表层，如：“削皮”、“削铅笔”。 2. To divide. 分割。 3. To weaken. 减弱。 4. To delete. 删除。 5. To seize and plunder. 搜括。 6. To criticize or blame. 责怪。

削足适履 xuē zú shì lǚ

to cut the feet to fit the shoes (idiom); to force sth to fit (as to a Procrustean bed) / impractical or inelegant solution

剥削阶级 bō xuē jiē jí

exploiting class (in Marxist theory)

瘦削 shòu xuē

slim

削弱 xuē ruò

to weaken / to impair / to cripple

剥削者 bō xuē zhě

exploiter (of labor)

削平 xuē píng

scapple / bevelment

削发 xuē fà

to shave one's head / fig. to become a monk or nun / to take the tonsure

刀削 dāo xiāo

Knife

削铁如泥 xuē tiě rú ní

would cut clean through iron as though it were mud. / very sharp

尖削 jiān xiāo

Sharp

磨削 mó xuē

ablation / grinding

削瘦 xuē shòu

thin / lean / slender / skinny / (of cheeks) hollow

削价 xuē jià

to cut down the price

削球 xiāo qiú

(sport) to chop / to cut

削壁 xuē bì

precipice / cliff

砍削 kǎn xuē

cut / slash / hew / chop back / meat axe

切削 qiē xiāo

to cut / cutting / machining

删削 shān xuē

cut out / simplify by cutting out unnecessary details

刮削 guā xiāo

scrape / skiving / shaving

削减 xuē jiǎn

to cut down / to reduce / to lower

剥削 bō xuē

to exploit / exploitation

铣削 xǐ xuē

milling