剃 tì
- Strokes
- 9
- Radical
- 刂 — knife
- Made of
- 弟 young brother, junior 刂 knife
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
剃
tì
to shave
Character
Example phrases
- 脑部手术前，护士需要先把患者的一小片头发剃掉。 Nǎobù shǒushù qián, hùshi xūyào xiān bǎ huànzhě de yì xiǎo piàn tóufà tì diào. Before the brain surgery, the nurse needed to shave off a small patch of the patient's hair first.
- 理发师用剃刀小心地给爷爷剃了光头。 Lǐfàshī yòng tìdāo xiǎoxīn de gěi yéye tì le guāngtóu. The barber carefully used a razor to shave grandpa's head completely bald.
- 按照老家传统，婴儿满月后要第一次剃头发。 Ànzhào lǎojiā chuántǒng, yīng'ér mǎnyuè hòu yào dì yī cì tì tóufa. According to his hometown's custom, a baby's hair is shaved for the first time after the first full month.
Related words
- 壮 zhuàng strong; sturdy; to strengthen
- 秃 tū bald; bare
- 外貌 wàimào appearance; looks
- 皱纹 zhòuwén wrinkle; crease lines
- 长相 zhǎngxiàng appearance; looks
- 五官 wǔguān facial features; sense organs
- 相貌 xiàngmào appearance; looks
- 肢体 zhītǐ limbs; body; physical
- 英俊 yīngjùn handsome
- 四肢 sìzhī limbs; the four limbs
- 性感 xìnggǎn sexy; having sex appeal
- 手掌 shǒuzhǎng palm of the hand