删
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shān · to delete

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HSK 3.0 · Level 5Frequency #5923
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7Total strokes

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Left-rightCharacter structure

Keep the left side compact and leave enough room for the right side.

刂Key radical

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Vocabulary in context

Common words with 删

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shānWords pronounced shān
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Example sentences

Notice where 删 sits in each complete thought.

Wǒ shān chú le zhège yìng yòng.我删除了这个应用。

I've deleted the app.

Source: Tatoeba #8463669 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Nǐ kě yǐ shān qù shū lǐ miàn de zuì hòu yì zhāng.你可以删去书里面的最后一章。

You can omit the last chapter of the book.

Source: Tatoeba #1733232 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Cóng míng dān shàng shān diào tāng mǔ de míng zì.从名单上删掉汤姆的名字。

Delete Tom's name from the list.

Source: Tatoeba #8589279 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Tā bǎ tā de nà duàn huà cóng cí dài lǐ shān chú le.他把他的那段话从磁带里删除了。

He erased his speech from the tape.

Source: Tatoeba #335087 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Nǐ de míng zì yǐ jīng cóng míng dān shān chú le.你的名字已经从名单删除了。

Your name has been crossed off the list.

Source: Tatoeba #4846808 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Cóng shēn qǐng dān zhōng shān chú tā de míng zì.从申请单中删除他的名字。

Delete his name from the list of the applicants.

Source: Tatoeba #9589458 · CC BY 2.0 FR
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How to study 删 in context

  1. Say shān, then recall the core meaning: to delete.
  2. Write all 7 strokes while keeping the left-right balanced.
  3. Use it in 删除 (shān chú), meaning “to delete”.
  4. Read the complete sentence aloud once, then cover the translation and explain how 删 works in that context.

Definitions and traditional forms are compiled from Make Me a Hanzi, HSK curriculum data, and CC-CEDICT. Sourced example sentences link to Tatoeba; editorial examples are labeled separately. Review data sources and licenses.