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CHINESE CHARACTER

xiè

卸

卸

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to unload

Numbered pinyin
xie4
English meanings
to unload, to unhitch, to remove or strip, to get rid of

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BUILDING BLOCKS

Structure & components

Left–right structure

Left–right arrangement: left (Top–bottom arrangement: top 午; bottom 止.); right 卩.

  • Left

    ⿱
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    • Top

      午
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    • Bottom

      止
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      • First part

        上
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      • Second part

        丨
  • Right

    卩

Meaning & sound clues

止 is identified as the meaning component, associated with “stop”.

卩 is identified as the sound component (jié). Its pronunciation may differ from the modern pronunciation of 卸.

This breakdown describes the written shape. A component's meaning does not always explain the meaning of the whole character.

Decomposition reference

⿰⿱午止卩

Source: Make Me a Hanzi (LGPL-3.0-or-later)
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Homophones

Characters with the same pinyin, regardless of tone.

Example sentences

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  1. 01

    xiè卸xià下xíngli行李。

    Unload the luggage.

  2. 02

    xiè卸rèn任。

    Step down from office.

  3. 03

    qīng轻qīng轻fàngxià放下。

    Set down gently.

  4. 04

    tuǒ妥tuǒdang妥当dāng当。

    Properly done.

  5. 05

    gōng功chéng成shēn身tuì退。

    Retire with honors.

  6. 06

    hǎo好jù聚hǎo好sàn散。

    Part on good terms.

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