删 (shān) - To delete & to remove
删 · shān
To delete;
to remove;
to expunge;
to edit out;
to cut out.
To deleteto removeto expunge
Usage highlights
DeleteRemove and editCut outDelete and reduceEdit and compileDelete completely
Usage & contexts
Examples
- Please delete this file (删除文件).
- The editor cut out several paragraphs (删去几段).
- This is the deleted scene (被删减的场景).
- I need to edit this document (删改文档).
Collocations
- Delete(删除)
- Remove and edit(删改)
- Cut out(删去)
- Delete and reduce(删减)
- Edit and compile(删编)
- Delete completely(删掉)
Idioms
- Delete the complicated and simplify the essential(删繁就简)
- Delete the false and retain the true(删伪存真)
- Delete the superfluous and reduce to the essential(删芜就简)
Cultural background
FAQ- Originally meant 'to pare bamboo slips' in ancient China when writing on bamboo.
- The character combines 'book' (册) and 'knife' (刂), reflecting the physical act of editing by cutting.
- In digital era, retains its core meaning of removal and editing in computing contexts.