削

Derived characters

• 𠸑, 𣸛, 䌃, 𠠄, 鞩, 揱, 𣕇, 𦂗, 𨨺, 𪃅, 𡹺, 萷, 𦋞, 箾

References

• Kangxi Dictionary: page 140, character 5
• Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 2000
• Dae Jaweon: page 317, character 11
• Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 1, page 341, character 2
• Unihan data for U+524A

Definitions

削

1. to pare with a knife; to peel with a knife; to scrape off the surface; to slice
2. to divide; to split; to separate
3. (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) to reduce; to cut down
4. (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) to weaken
5. (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) to rob; to expropriate; to plunder
6. (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese, literary or Taiwanese Hokkien) to delete; to remove; to cut out
7. (table tennis) to slice (the ball)
8. (ideophonic) steep (as if sliced); precipitous; sheer
9. (ideophonic) emaciated; scraggy; slender
10. (historical) writing knife
11. (historical) thin slips of wood used for writing; letters
12. (Cantonese) skinny; lean
13. (Cantonese) to hurt (the stomach)
14. (Hokkien) to mock; to ridicule; to have a dig at someone (to embarrass someone)
15. (Xiamen Hokkien) to remove fat, etc. from a body organ (of food or beverage)
16. (Xiamen Hokkien) to damage the spleen, stomach, etc. (of food or beverage)
17. (Taiwanese Hokkien) to compete; to fight

Definitions

削

1. Original form of 鞘 (qiào, “sword sheath”).

Definitions

削

1. (historical) fief within three hundred li from the state capital