褪
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tuì / tùn · to strip, to undress

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Readings & meanings

褪 has 2 dictionary pronunciations. The examples show how each reading behaves in real words.

tuì

to take off (clothes); to shed (feathers); (of color) to fade; (fig.) (of emotions, awareness etc) to fade

褪去tuì qù · to take off
tùn

to slip out of sth; to hide sth in one's sleeve

褪下tùn xià · to take off
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14Total strokes

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Left-rightCharacter structure

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衤Key radical

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Vocabulary in context

Common words with 褪

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tuìto take off (clothes); to shed (feathers); (of color) to fade; (fig.) (of emotions, awareness etc) to fade
tùnto slip out of sth; to hide sth in one's sleeve
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Example sentences

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Suī rán jī qíng kě néng huì tuìqù, què bù róng tā pò huài wǒ mén gǎn qíng shàng de lián xì.雖然激情可能會褪去,卻不容它破壞我們感情上的聯繫。

Though passion may have strained, it must not break our bonds of affection.

Source: Tatoeba #881731 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Dà bùfen de zì jì yǐ jīng tuì sè, dàn réng kě cóng zhè xiē jùzi zhōng tuī qiāo chū hán yì.大部分的字跡已經褪色,但仍可從這些句子中推敲出含意。

Most of the words are faded, but it's still possible to extrapolate the meaning from these sentences.

Source: Tatoeba #13880733 · CC BY 2.0 FR
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How to study 褪 in context

  1. Say tuì / tùn, then recall the core meaning: to strip, to undress.
  2. Write all 14 strokes while keeping the left-right balanced.
  3. Use it in 褪去 (tuì qù), meaning “to take off”.
  4. Read the complete sentence aloud once, then cover the translation and explain how 褪 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.