剔 (tī): to scrape the meat from bones, to pick (teeth etc), to weed out
剔 (tī) is a Chinese character meaning “to scrape the meat from bones.” Classified as HSK Level 7-9 (HSK 3.0 Standard, CLEC 2022), it is composed of 易 (phonetic) and 刂 (semantic). It ranks #2828 in character frequency (SUBTLEX-CH corpus).
Etymologically derived, 剔 knife. Its radical form 刂 (knife) appears in many related characters such as 分 (fēn, to divide), 别 (bié, to leave), 到 (dào, to reach).
Definitions
- to scrape the meat from bones
- to pick (teeth etc)
- to weed out
Etymology & Origin
Stroke Order
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Words & Compounds
Common Compounds
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 挑剔 | tiāo ti | picky |
| 剔除 | tī chú | to reject |
| 剔牙 | tī yá | to pick one's teeth |
| 没得挑剔 | méi dé tiāo ti | excellent in every respect |
| 无可挑剔 | wú kě tiāo ti | excellent in every respect |
| 挑毛剔刺儿 | tiāo máo tī cì r | erhua variant of 挑毛剔刺[tiao1 mao2 ti1 ci4] |
| 挑毛剔刺 | tiāo máo tī cì | to find fault |
| 剔透 | tī tòu | pure and limpid |
| 玲珑剔透 | líng lóng tī tòu | exquisitely made |
剔 appears in 9 compound words: 33 as the first character, 33 as the last, and 33 in a middle position. Compound statistics computed from SUBTLEX-CH and HSK 3.0 vocabulary data.
Strongest Collocations
Characters that most frequently co-occur with 剔 in natural Chinese text, ranked by NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information) — a statistical measure of association strength.
Idioms & Chengyu (1)
Example Sentences
剔字虽然难写,但意思很有趣。
tī zì suī rán nán xiě , dàn yì sī hěn yǒu qù .
The character "剔" is difficult to write, but its meaning is quite interesting.
...子宫肌瘤病被劝切子宫 美国女深圳求医成功剔656颗肌瘤保住生育力
. . . zǐ gōng jī liú bìng bèi quàn qiē zǐ gōng měi guó nǚ shēn zhèn qiú yī chéng gōng tī 6 5 6 kē jī liú bǎo zhù shēng yù lì
...首都机场(00694)再跌超4% 近期遭剔出港股通 小摩称约25%股份面临抛售压力
. . . shǒu dōu jī chǎng ( 0 0 6 9 4 ) zài diē chāo 4 jìn qī zāo tī chū gǎng gǔ tōng xiǎo mó chèn yuē 2 5 gǔ fèn miàn lín pāo shòu yā lì
...Capital Airport (00694) fell more than 4% again; recently removed from the Stock Connect program; JPMorgan says about 25% of its shares face selling pressure
...肌瘤怎么治最好?局限型比弥漫型更适合手术剔除吗
. . . jī liú zěn má zhì zuì hǎo ? jú xiàn xíng bǐ mí màn xíng gēng shì gě shǒu shù tī chú ma
... How to treat fibroids best? Is the localized type more suitable for surgical removal than the diffuse type?
...宫腺肌瘤目前最好的治疗方法是什么?腹腔镜剔除术后复发率高吗
. . . gōng xiàn jī liú mù qián zuì hǎo de zhì liáo fāng fǎ shì shén má ? fù qiāng jìng tī chú shù hòu fù fā lǜ gāo ma
... What is the best treatment for adenofibroids right now? Is the recurrence rate high after laparoscopic resection?
他总是在挑剔别人的毛病。
Tā zǒngshì zài tiāoti biéren de máobìng.
He is always finding fault with others.
我不挑剔,我什么都吃。
Wǒ bù tiāoti, wǒ shénme dōu chī.
I'm not picky. I'll eat anything.
别挑剔这、挑剔那的,叫你怎么做就怎么做。
Bié tiāoti zhè, tiāoti nà de, jiào nǐ zěnme zuò jiù zěnme zuò.
Stop complaining and do as you're told.
他对西装和领带的选择非常挑剔。
Tā duì xīzhuāng hé lǐngdài de xuǎnzé fēicháng tiāoti.
He's picky about suits and ties.
不论你的胡子长了四年还是七年, 理发师用刀子剔的时间都是一样的。
Bù lùn nǐ de húzi cháng le sì nián háishi qī nián, lǐfàshī yòng dāozi tī de shíjiān dōu shì yīyàng de.
It doesn't matter whether your beard has grown for four years or seven. When the barber shaves it he'll use that same blade.
Character Family
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