刪 (saan1 | shan1) : delete; remove; erase

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刪

saan1

shan1

delete; remove; erase; omit; leave/cross/cut out

Stroke count: 7

Level: 3

Radical: 刀 (#18)

This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

刪

This word has been viewed 3766 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on and last edited on 8th Jul 2009 20:47

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刪除 saan1 ceoi4 shan1 chu2 = to delete (computer interface), deletion; to cancel; to omit

刪節號 saan1 zit3 hou6 shan1 jie2 hao4 = ellipsis ("..."), suspension points

未經刪剪版 mei1 ging1 saan1 zin2 baan2 wei4 jing1 shan1 jian3 ban3 = (of a movie) uncut version

刪改 saan1 goi2 shan1gai3 = to revise; to delete and alter

刪繁就簡 saan1 faan4 zau6 gaan2 shan1 fan2 jiu4 jian3 = to simplify by eradicating the superfluous

刪節 saan1 zit3 shan1 jie2 = abbreviate; abridge

刪略 saan1 loek6 shan1 lue4 = omit; leave out

刪節本 saan1 zit3 bun2 shan1jie2 ben3 = abridged version; abbreviated edition

刪去 saan1 heoi3 shan1 qu4 = delete

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Decimal representation of this word: 刪
Unicode code for this character: U+522a (off-site link)

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