Dong Chinese dictionary

xuē, xiāo

scrape off

Phonosemantic compound. 刂 represents the meaning and 肖 represents the sound.

Components

刂 Meaning component

dāo

knife

刂 is a component form of 刀.

肖 Sound component

xiào, xiāo

look like

Evolution

Seal script

Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)

Seal script

Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)

Clerical script

Qin dynasty (221-206 BC)

Regular script

Modern

Definitions

xuē

scrape off, pare, trim; to reduce; to remove; Taiwan pr. [xuè]

xiāo

to peel with a knife; to pare; to cut (a ball at tennis etc)

Most common words with 削

Sources