剔
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tī · to pick out

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Character anatomy

Understand the reusable parts

The decomposition shows how the visual pieces fit together, not necessarily the character’s historical origin.

Writing notes

Shape and proportion

10Total strokes

Count each continuous pen movement once, including turns and hooks.

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 剔

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Example sentences

Notice where 剔 sits in each complete thought.

Tā zǒng shì zài tiāo tī bié rén de máo bìng.他總是在挑剔別人的毛病。

He is always finding fault with others.

Source: Tatoeba #1574175 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Nǐ de xiǎng fǎ jiǎn zhí wú kě tiāo tī.你的想法简直无可挑剔。

Your idea leaves nothing to be desired.

Source: Tatoeba #13931521 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Wǒ bù tiāo tī, wǒ shén me dōu chī.我不挑剔,我什么都吃。

I'm not picky. I'll eat anything.

Source: Tatoeba #8634858 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Wǒ bù tiāo tī.我不挑剔。

I'm not fussy.

Source: Tatoeba #3478420 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Tā duì xī zhuāng hé lǐng dài de xuǎn zé fēi cháng tiāo tī.他对西装和领带的选择非常挑剔。

He's picky about suits and ties.

Source: Tatoeba #604481 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Bié tiāo tī zhè 、 tiāo tī nà de, jiào nǐ zěn mó zuò jiù zěn mó zuò.別挑剔這、挑剔那的,叫你怎麼做就怎麼做。

Stop complaining and do as you're told.

Source: Tatoeba #469420 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Turn reference into recall

How to study 剔 in context

  1. Say tī, then recall the core meaning: to pick out.
  2. Write all 10 strokes while keeping the left-right balanced.
  3. Use it in 剔除 (tī chú), meaning “to reject”.
  4. Read the complete sentence aloud once, then cover the translation and explain how 剔 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.