剔
scrape; pick out; eliminate
Meanings
4 senses · 20 examplesverb
to scrape meat off a bone
Refers specifically to the action of scraping meat, fat, or cartilage from bones.
Please scrape the bones clean.
Mom is deboning the fish.
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This dog likes to eat meat off the bone.
Scrape the remaining meat off the bone.
The chef's deboning skills are superb.
verb
to pick out; to poke out
Used for removing small objects stuck in narrow crevices, like teeth or nails.
Don't pick your teeth in public.
He took a needle to clean under his fingernails.
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I used a toothpick to pick out the shred of meat stuck between my teeth.
There is a small pebble in the shoe; I need to poke it out.
If you pick at your fingernails too hard, you will hurt your fingers.
verb
to eliminate; to remove; to cull
Generally refers to removing unwanted items, defective products, or data from a group.
Remove these rotten fruits.
We need to eliminate the unqualified products.
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The system will automatically remove duplicate information.
You must cull out all the impurities inside.
He is too picky and always finds faults to eliminate.
noun
a type of Chinese character stroke (rising stroke)
technicalA term in Chinese calligraphy referring to a specific type of rising stroke, also known as '提' or '挑'.
The last stroke of this character is a rising stroke.
When writing the rising stroke, start heavy and finish light.
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In calligraphy, the stroke 'tī' is sometimes referred to as 'tí'.
This slant and rising stroke are written very beautifully.
Note that the rising stroke of this character shouldn't be too long.