卸

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to unload; to remove; to detach; to get rid of

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Formation & memory

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Phono-semantic compound (形声字)

止 meaning “stop” + 卩 sound ( jié )

Components 午止卩

unload · Heisig RSH #2426

stick horse + footprint + stamp

Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.

The most common words first — learning a character in context makes it stick.

Word	Pinyin	Meaning
自卸车	zì xiè chē	dump truck
装卸工	zhuāng xiè gōng	docker; longshoreman
倒戈卸甲	dǎo gē xiè jiǎ	to lay down arms
卸头	xiè tóu	(of a woman) to take off one's head ornaments and jewels
卸下	xiè xià	to remove (a knapsack, harness, makeup etc); (fig.) to lay aside (a burden, responsibility…
交卸	jiāo xiè	to hand over to a successor; to relinquish one's office
卸肩儿	xiè jiān r	lit. a weight off one's shoulders; fig. to resign a post; to lay down a burden; to be reli…
卸装	xiè zhuāng	(of an actor) to remove makeup and costume; (computing) to uninstall; to unmount
装卸	zhuāng xiè	to load or unload; to transfer; to assemble and disassemble
卸货	xiè huò	to unload cargo; (fig.) to give birth to a baby
卸磨杀驴	xiè mò shā lǘ	lit. to kill the donkey when the grinding is done (idiom); fig. to get rid of sb once he h…
卸任	xiè rèn	to leave office
推卸	tuī xiè	to avoid (esp. responsibility); to shift (the blame); to pass the buck
脱卸	tuō xiè	to evade responsibility; to shirk
卸套	xiè tào	to loosen a yoke; to remove harness (from beast of burden)
卸职	xiè zhí	to resign from office; to dismiss from office
卸除	xiè chú	to remove; to get rid of
卸载	xiè zài	to unload cargo; to uninstall (software)
卸扣	xiè kòu	shackle (U-shaped link)
卸责	xiè zé	to avoid responsibility; to shift the responsibility onto others; (Tw) to relieve sb of th…

Characters sharing the sound component 卩 — compare how they read.

Character	Pinyin	Meaning
卩 sound part	jié	seal; kneeling person
疖	jiē	boil, pimple, sore