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屑 Chinese character image - Hanzi Now
屑 Chinese character image - Hanzi Now
屑 Chinese character image - Hanzi Now
屑 Chinese character image - Hanzi Now
屑 Chinese character image - Hanzi Now
屑 Chinese character image - Hanzi Now
屑 Chinese character image - Hanzi Now
屑 Chinese character image - Hanzi Now
屑 Chinese character image - Hanzi Now
屑 Chinese character image - Hanzi Now

屑 Stroke Order — How to Write 屑

Stroke Order

屑 is written in 10 strokes, following the standard Chinese stroke order. Start from the radical 尸, then complete the remaining strokes.

Stroke order matters in Chinese: it keeps the character balanced, and it is how dictionaries and handwriting input methods expect a character to be written.

屑 Radical and Character Components

Components:尸肖

屑 is a phono-semantic compound: 尸 (body) carries the meaning, while 肖 indicates the sound.

Radical: 尸 + 7 more strokes

屑 Pronunciation and Pinyin

  • xiè

Meanings of 屑 in Chinese

1

xiè屑

Fragments; scraps (e.g., filings, paper scraps).
桌子上落满了铅笔屑。
The table is covered with pencil shavings.
Refers to trivial or trifling matters, often implying something petty or insignificant.
不要为这些琐屑小事烦恼。
Don't worry about these trivial matters.
To consider worthy (of doing or attention); often used in the negative '不屑' (bù xiè) to express disdain or thinking something is beneath one's consideration.
他对此事不屑一顾，认为根本不值得花时间。
He disdained to even glance at the matter, thinking it was not worth his time at all.

Common Words and Phrases with 屑

1
xiè屑zǐ子
Bits, fragments, or fine scraps of something.
她不小心把饼干摔在了地上，碎成了一地屑子。
She accidentally dropped the cookie on the floor, and it broke into crumbs all over the place.

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Idioms with 屑

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Questions about 屑

What does 屑 mean in Chinese?

屑 (xiè) means “Fragments” in Chinese.

How do you pronounce 屑?

屑 is pronounced xiè in Mandarin Chinese.

How many strokes does 屑 have?

屑 has 10 strokes.

How do you write 屑?

屑 is written in 10 strokes, starting from the radical 尸. See the animated stroke order on this page.

What is the radical of 屑?

The radical of 屑 is 尸, and 屑 is a phono-semantic compound.