削发 Chinese English dictionary 削发 translate 削发 pinyin

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削发

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Simplified Pīnyīn		English Definition	Traditional HSK
削发 xuēfà	削发 \| 削发* \| *削发	to shave one's head / fig. to become a monk or nun / to take the tonsure	削髮

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Character		Tot Str Rad / Str	Mandarin Pīnyīn	Unihan Definition standalone and in compounds	Jyutping Cantonese	Variant Four corner Cangjie
削	削 \| 削* \| *削	9画刀刂 + 7	xuē, xiāo	scrape off, pare, trim	soek3	9220.0 FBLN


发	发 \| 发* \| *发	5画又 + 3	fā, fà, fǎ, bō	issue, dispatch, send out; hair	faat3	發髮 2340 VIHE

Word decomposition:

Simplified		English Definition
削发 xuēfà	削发 \| 削发* \| *削发	to shave one's head / fig. to become a monk or nun / to take the tonsure


削 xiāo	削 \| 削* \| *削	to peel with a knife / to pare / to cut (a ball at tennis etc)


削 xuē	削 \| 削* \| *削	to pare / to reduce / to remove / Taiwan pr. [xue4]


发　fā	发 \| 发* \| *发	to send out / to show (one's feeling) / to issue / to develop / to make a bundle of money / classifier for gunshots (rounds)


发　fà	发 \| 发* \| *发	hair / Taiwan pr. [fa3]