Memory phrase for the character: 削

削

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Meaning to peel, scrape, reduce, shave, to cut (down)

Pronunciation

xiāo, xuē

Explanation

Left: alike/resemble 肖 (Small 小 bodies 月 are alike.), right: knife 刂

Mnemonic
 
Small bodies are cut with a knife, when scraping, whittling or peeling.

Radicals

肖 alike, resembleThe small 小 bodies 月 are alike.
刂 cutIt is typically at the right side of the character.
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 Vocabulary

剥削阶级 bō xuē jiē jí  exploiting class (in Marxist theory)
削弱 xuē ruò  to weaken; to impair; to cripple
剥削 bō xuē  to exploit; exploitation
剥削 bō xuē  

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