刪Tone 1

shān ｜ 7 strokes ｜ radical: 刂

刪 · shān

To delete;

to remove;

to expunge;

to cut out.

To deleteto removeto expunge

Usage highlights

DeleteRemoveCut outDelete buttonDeletion operationText deletion

Synonyms

刪除— delete; remove
刪去— remove; expunge
刪掉— cut out; delete

Antonyms

增加— add; increase
添加— append; add
插入— insert

Usage & contexts

Examples

Please delete this paragraph (刪除).
The editor removed the redundant text (刪去).
He cut out the inappropriate content (刪掉).
File deletion is irreversible (檔案刪除).

Collocations

Delete(刪除)
Remove(刪去)
Cut out(刪掉)
Delete button(刪除鍵)
Deletion operation(刪除操作)
Text deletion(文字刪除)

Idioms

To delete the complicated and simplify(刪繁就簡)
To cut out the superfluous(刪蕪就簡)
To revise and delete(刪改)

Cultural background

Originally meant to pare bamboo slips for writing; evolved to mean editing and removing text.
In modern computing, 刪 is commonly used in interfaces for delete functions.
Reflects the editorial tradition in Chinese literary history of revising and condensing texts.

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