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削

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Decomposition:

Once :

削 => 肖, 刂

Radical :

削 => ⺌ (small), 月 (moon), 刂 (knife)

Graphical :

削 => 丨, 丷, 冂, 二, 亅, 丨

Pinyin & Meaning:

xiao1 - to scrape
xue1 - to reduce/to pare (away)/to cut (down)/Taiwan pr. [xue4]

Pronunciation Clues:

Pronunciation clue for 削 (xiao1): The component 肖 is pronounced as 'xiao4'. It has the same pronunciation as the character, but differs on tone.
Pronunciation clue for 削 (xue1): The component 肖 is pronounced as 'xiao4'. It has the same pinyin initial.
Pronunciation clue for 削 (xue1): The component 月 is pronounced as 'yue4'. It has the same pinyin final.

Example Words:

High Frequency

削

Medium Frequency

削弱

削减 (削減)

剥削 (剝削)

Appears In:

削 also appears in:

箾

Decomposition Levels:
Level 1: Only divided once. So only two components.
Level 2: Radical Decomposition. The character gets decomposed into its lowest radical components. For the complete list visit the Radical wikipedia page.
Level 3: Graphical Decomposition. Shows all the strokes & lowest level of components that make up the character.
If you see questions marks or too many "block" characters, especially when it comes to level 3 decomposition you might need the correct font.

削