How to say “delete” in Chinese
delete, cross out
“Delete” in Chinese is 删, shān: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.
How to pronounce it
删 is read shān. The tone is part of the word: with another melody you get another word, or just a jumble of sounds.
How to write it
On the right, 刂 “knife”; on the left, 册 — a bundle of bamboo slips: scraping off the extra with a knife.
Strokes go in order: top to bottom and left to right, horizontal before vertical. Tap a character to open its page, with the strokes shown large and the words it appears in. To train your hand, print a handwriting sheet for “删”.
Examples
Sentences from the course lessons with 删. Tap the sound icon to listen.
- 我不小心把照片删了。wǒbùxiǎoxīnbǎzhàopiànshānleI accidentally deleted the photos.
More characters by topic — happiness, luck, strength, nature — on the page “Chinese characters with meanings”.
More words from the lesson “What to do with a file”
Look up another word in the Chinese–English dictionary: in English, in pinyin or in characters.
Frequently asked questions
How do you say “delete” in Chinese?
“Delete” in Chinese is 删, pinyin shān.
What does 删 mean?
删 (shān) means “delete, cross out”.
How do you write 删?
删 is 1 character. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 删?
删 is read shān. Tones: shān — first tone. The page has a native speaker recording.
“delete” in the lesson “What to do with a file”
This word is from the topic “Gadgets and the internet” of HSK 5. In the lesson you hear it in a dialogue, build a sentence with it and say it out loud. Start for free, no sign-up needed.
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