Chinese Word: 剔 - Talking Chinese English Dictionary

剔HSK 6

Pinyin: tī

English Definition: to scrape the meat from bones; to pick (teeth etc); to weed out

Chinese Definition:
①分解骨肉，把肉从骨头上刮下来：把骨头上的肉剔干净。
②从缝隙或孔洞里往外挑拨东西：剔牙。
③把不好的挑出来：剔除。

Total strokes: 10; Radical: 刀

Pictophonetic:易 indicates the sound; 刂 (knife) conveys the meaning.

Character Formation:

⿰ Left to right
- 易 [ yì ] to change; to exchange, to trade; simple, easy
- 刂 [ dāo ] knife

Similar Characters: 惕踢锡赐

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剔除	tī chú	to reject; to discard; to get rid of
剔透	tī tòu	pure and limpid; (of a person) quick-witted
晶莹剔透	jīng yíng tī tòu	sparkling and crystal-clear; glittering and translucent (idiom)
玲珑剔透	líng lóng tī tòu	exquisitely made; very clever
剔牙	tī yá	to pick one's teeth

1		wǒ 我 měi tiān 每天 wǎn fàn 晚饭 hòu 后 dōu 都 dé 得 tī yá 剔牙。 I have to scale my teeth after dinner everyday.
2		tā 她 duì yú 对于 yī fu 衣服 yán sè 颜色 fēi cháng 非常 tiāo ti 挑剔。 She is very picky when it comes to the color of her clothes.
3		tā 他 cí huì liáng 词汇量 dà 大， yǔ fǎ 语法 wú kě 无可 tiāo ti 挑剔。 He has a large vocabulary and impeccable grammar.