HSK 6 HSK C7-9/V7-9
Correct

削

/ xiāo / 
Strokes

Definition

to peel with a knife/to pare/to cut (a ball at tennis etc)

Example

As a Verb

whittle; pare/peel with a knife

1
Tǔdòu
土豆
pí
皮
  
/
píngguǒpí
苹果皮
xiāo
削
de
得
tài
太
hòu
厚

peel away too much of a potato/an apple

2
Xiāo
削
tǔdòu
土豆

pare off a potato

3
Xiāo
削
qiānbǐ
铅笔

sharpen a pencil

4
Xiāo
削
píngguǒ
苹果

peel an apple

5
Xiāo
削
mùtou
木头

whittle at (a piece of) wood

As a Verb

chop; cut