削 = 肖 + 刂

削 is a Chinese hanzi, listed here under the keyword “scrape off”. It is built from 肖 (look like) and 刂 (knife). It appears as a component in 4 other characters in this index.

Keyword: scrape off
Pinyin (Mandarin): xuē
Script: Chinese hanzi
Also known as: scrape off, pare, trim, отделка, паре, слезай, pare, trim
Same glyph as a Japanese kanji: 削 plane

Decomposition

ids

肖 look like
刂 knife

Characters that contain 削

揱揱
箾 musical instrument like pan-pipes
萷萷
鞩鞩

How to find 削 without knowing its reading

On KumiJi Glyph Explorer, open the parts search and type “look like” + “knife”. 削 is among the results, together with every other character containing the same shapes.

Open 削 in the interactive kanji search to expand every part down to its smallest pieces, add your own names and mnemonic stories, or search for other characters by their parts.