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)
- HSK 7-9
- 9 strokes
- radical 刂
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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