削

• Pinyin: xiāo
• Desglose de hanzi: 刂= knife radical; 肖 = 小 + 月 (flesh reduced to small) — to whittle down

Significado

Pelar; mondar; rebajar la capa exterior con una hoja.

Refers to the act of cutting away surface material with a knife or blade, typically applied to fruit, pencils, or wood. Also used metaphorically in classical contexts for cutting down or diminishing.

Ejemplos

1. 她用水果刀仔细地削去苹果的外皮，动作娴熟而流畅。
2. 父亲用小刀替儿子削铅笔，每一刀都削得整齐均匀。
3. 工匠用刨子削去木板的表面，使其变得光滑平整。

Guía de uso

Contexto: cooking, crafts, daily life

Tono: neutral

Correcto

• 削苹果时要注意刀的方向，以免划伤手指。(When peeling an apple, pay attention to the direction of the knife to avoid cutting your fingers.)
• 他把木棒的两端都削尖了，以便插入泥土中固定。(He sharpened both ends of the wooden stick by paring them, so they could be pushed into the soil for support.)

Incorrecto

• 削他的工资 — use 削减 or 扣减 for cutting someone's salary; 削 alone implies physical paring, not financial reduction

Origen e historia

刂(knife radical) + 肖 (resembling/small) — to cut away with a blade until something is reduced

Contexto cultural

Generación: All ages

Contexto social: Universal