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剔
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pick out

HSK 7
Human →Actions
tī
テキ、テイ
えぐ.る、そ.る
척
Phonosemantic compound. 刂 represents the meaning and 易 represents the sound.
Components
刂 knife (side)+ 易 easy =
剔 pick out
刂 Meaning component
dāo knife (side)
knife
刂 is a component form of 刀.
易 Phonetic component
yì easy
change
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Notes
Similar Characters
刈 mow刊 publication刎 cut throat刑 punishment划 paddle (simp)刖 cutting off feet刘 destroy (simp)刚 tough (simp)创 establish (simp)删 delete (simp)判 judge刨 plane刪 delete (trad)刭 throat (simp)刮 scrape刳 cut out刹 monastery (simp)刺 thorn刻 carve刽 amputate (simp)
Historical Evolution
Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
剔
Regular
Modern
Chinese
剔 [tī]
to scrape the meat from bones; to pick (teeth etc); to weed out
Japanese
剔 てき 同音
noun cutting
Example Sentences
CHINESE WORDS (13)
挑剔 [tiāo​ti] #7,207
picky
剔除 [tī​chú] #23,176
to reject
剔牙 [tī​yá] #28,050
to pick one's teeth
剔透 [tī​tòu] #39,225
pure and limpid
玲珑剔透 [líng​lóng​tī​tòu] #45,655
exquisitely made
玲珑剔透 [líng​lóng​tī​tòu] #45,655
exquisitely made
挑毛剔刺 [tiāo​máo​tī​cì]
to find fault
挑毛剔刺儿 [tiāo​máo​tī​cì​r]
erhua variant of 挑毛剔刺[tiāo​máo​tī​cì]
挑毛剔刺儿 [tiāo​máo​tī​cì​r]
erhua variant of 挑毛剔刺[tiāo​máo​tī​cì]
无可挑剔 [wú​kě​tiāo​ti]
excellent in every respect
3 more items
JAPANESE WORDS (5)
抉る [えぐる] #12,403
to gouge
⭐ 摘出 [てきしゅつ] #28,206
picking out
剔抉 [てっけつ] #124,620
gouging out
剔出 [てきしゅつ] #199,733
extraction
剔除 [てきじょ]
removal (in surgery)
KOREAN WORDS (1)
척결
eradication; elimination; liquidation