卸 (xiè): to unload, to unhitch, to remove or strip
卸 (xiè) is a Chinese character meaning “to unload.” Classified as HSK Level 7-9 (HSK 3.0 Standard, CLEC 2022), with radical 卩 (seal). It ranks #2395 in character frequency (SUBTLEX-CH corpus).
Etymologically derived, 卸 stop. Its radical form 卩 (seal) appears in many related characters such as 印 (yìn, abbr. for 印度, India), 卫 (wèi, vassal state during the Zhou Dynasty (1066–221 BC), located in present-day Henan and Hebei Provinces), 危 (wēi, danger).
Definitions
- to unload
- to unhitch
- to remove or strip
Etymology & Origin
pictophoneticstop
Decomposition: ⿰⿱午止卩 (layout: left-right)
Stroke Order
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Words & Compounds
Common Compounds
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 卸下 | xiè xià | to unload |
| 卸货 | xiè huò | to unload cargo |
| 推卸 | tuī xiè | to avoid (esp. responsibility) |
| 装卸 | zhuāng xiè | to load or unload |
| 拆卸 | chāi xiè | to dismantle |
| 卸任 | xiè rèn | to leave office |
| 卸妆 | xiè zhuāng | to remove makeup |
| 装卸工 | zhuāng xiè gōng | docker |
| 卸职 | xiè zhí | to resign from office |
| 卸装 | xiè zhuāng | (of an actor) to remove makeup and costume |
| 自卸车 | zì xiè chē | dump truck |
| 卸头 | xiè tóu | (of a woman) to take off one's head ornaments and jewels |
| 卸肩儿 | xiè jiān r | lit. a weight off one's shoulders |
| 交卸 | jiāo xiè | to hand over to a successor |
| 卸除 | xiè chú | to remove |
卸 appears in 23 compound words: 61 as the first character, 26 as the last, and 13 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 卸 in natural Chinese text, ranked by NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information) — a statistical measure of association strength.
Idioms & Chengyu (2)
Example Sentences
卸字的写法很特别，让我印象深刻。
xiè zì de xiě fǎ hěn tè bié , ràng wǒ yìn xiàng shēn kè .
The way the character "卸" is written is quite unique and left a deep impression on me.
...u TORQUE G07 三防手机:可拆卸电池、IPX6/IPX8/IPX9 防水...
. . . u T O R Q U E G 0 7 sān fáng shǒu jī : kě chāi xiè diàn chí , I P X 6 I P X 8 I P X 9 fáng shuǐ . . .
... u TORQUE G07 rugged phone: removable battery, IPX6/IPX8/IPX9 waterproof...
柯建铭卸任总召!赖清德致上最高敬意:为民主留下深...
柯 jiàn míng xiè rèn zǒng zhào ! lài qīng dé zhì shàng zuì gāo jìng yì : wéi mín zhǔ liú xià shēn . . .
Ke Jianming stepped down as general summons! Lai Qingde expressed his highest respect: Leave a deep impression on democracy...
影》老柯卸任 韩国瑜亲探视发声:希望他注意身心调节
yǐng lǎo 柯 xiè rèn hán guó 瑜 qīn tàn shì fā shēng : xī wàng tā zhù yì shēn xīn diào jié
Shadow" Lao Ke stepped down Han Yu personally visited and spoke: I hope he pays attention to physical and mental adjustment
柯建铭万年总召卸任 10年幕僚全说了:跟助理吃苦的长辈
柯 jiàn míng wàn nián zǒng zhào xiè rèn 1 0 nián mù liáo quán shuō le : gēn zhù lǐ chī kǔ de cháng bèi
Ke Jianming's 10-year general summons to step down from his post All the staff said: the elders who endured hardships with their assistants
涉造假访视纪录 剀剀案社工陈尚洁卸责:保母装爱小孩
shè zào jiǎ fǎng shì jì lù 剀 剀 àn shè gōng chén shàng jié xiè zé : bǎo mǔ zhuāng ài xiǎo hái
Involved in falsifying interview records Social worker Chen Shangjie shirked responsibility: the nanny pretended to love the child
有人说，玛丽·安托瓦内特对法国大革命有着不可推卸的责任。
Yǒurén shuō, Mǎlì · ān tuō wǎ nèi tè duì Fǎguó Dàgémìng yǒuzhe bù kě tuīxiè de zérèn.
They say that Marie Antoinette was responsible for the French Revolution.
Character Family
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