屑 (xiè): bits, fragments, crumbs
屑 (xiè) is a Chinese character meaning “bits.” Classified as HSK Level 7-9 (HSK 3.0 Standard, CLEC 2022), it is composed of 尸 (semantic) and 肖 (phonetic). It ranks #2430 in character frequency (SUBTLEX-CH corpus).
Etymologically derived, 屑 body. Its radical form 尸 (corpse) appears in many related characters such as 层 (céng, to pile on top of one another), 尽 (jǐn, to the greatest extent), 屋 (wū, (bound form) house).
Definitions
- bits
- fragments
- crumbs
Etymology & Origin
Stroke Order
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Words & Compounds
Common Compounds
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 不屑verb | bù xiè | to disdain to do sth |
| 面包屑noun | miàn bāo xiè | breadcrumbs |
| 不屑一顾phrase | bù xiè yī gù | to disdain as beneath contempt (idiom) |
| 木屑noun | mù xiè | wood shavings |
| 头皮屑noun | tóu pí xiè | dandruff |
| 火山碎屑流noun | huǒ shān suì xiè liú | pyroclastic flow |
| 火成碎屑 | huǒ chéng suì xiè | pyroclastic |
| 碎屑沉积物 | suì xiè chén jī wù | clastic sediment |
| 五彩纸屑noun | wǔ cǎi zhǐ xiè | confetti |
| 银屑病noun | yín xiè bìng | psoriasis |
| 末屑 | mò xiè | bits |
| 碎屑岩 | suì xiè yán | clastic rock (geology) |
| 碎屑noun | suì xiè | fragments |
| 岩屑 | yán xiè | (rock) debris |
| 煤屑 | méi xiè | coal dust |
屑 appears in 17 compound words: 0 as the first character, 71 as the last, and 29 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 屑 in natural Chinese text, ranked by NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information) — a statistical measure of association strength.
Idioms & Chengyu (1)
Example Sentences
屑字由10笔画组成，结构很巧妙。
xiè zì yóu bǐ huà zǔ chéng , jié gòu hěn qiǎo miào .
The character "屑" consists of ten strokes and features a remarkably ingenious structure.
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I F P A jǔ bàn shǒu jiè fēi zhōu yín xiè bìng lùn tán , hū xū duì cǐ bèi hū shì de jí bìng cǎi qǔ jǐn jí háng dòng
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nán rén xià miàn 瘙 yǎng shì shén má yuán yīn yǐn qǐ de ? yín xiè bìng kě lěi jí shēng zhí qì qū yù ma
What causes itching under a man? Can psoriasis affect the genital area?
伊戈尔非常不屑一顾。
Yīgē'ěr fēicháng bùxièyīgù.
Igor was very dismissive.
他对我的提议不屑一顾。
Tā duì wǒ de tíyì bùxièyīgù.
He wouldn't look at my proposal.
Character Family
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