剔

tī

verb #18,717

Meanings

1 to scrape meat from bones
2 to pick (teeth)
3 to weed out
4 to reject

Characters

to pick out; to scrape

Examples

他用牙签剔牙。

Tā yòng yáqiān tī yá.

He picked his teeth with a toothpick.

把不合格的产品剔出去。

Bǎ bù hégé de chǎnpǐn tī chūqù.

Weed out the substandard products.

Tips

usage

Most commonly seen in 挑剔 (tiāoti, picky/fussy). On its own, 剔 means to pick out or scrape off — 剔牙 (to pick teeth), 剔骨 (to debone).

Stroke Order

剔 tī