删
HSK 7–9

删 (shān): to cut, delete

shān

to cut, delete

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Pinyin

shān

HSK Level

Level 7

Characters

1

English Meaning

to cut, delete

How to Write 删 (shān)

删 is written in 7 strokes. Follow the stroke order below, drawing each highlighted stroke in turn.

  1. 1
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Origin of 删

To cut 刂 out passages from a book 册

What 删 is Made Of

删 is built from 2 components:

册book, volume, register, list
刂knife

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Words Using 删

Common Chinese words that contain 删:

删除

shānchú

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