Memory phrase (Mnemonic) for: 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, resemble(The small 小 bodies 月 are alike.)
刂 cut(It 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

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