撤
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to remove; to take away
- HSK 3.0
- Level 6
- Old HSK
- Level 6
- Strokes
- 15
- Radical
- 手 +12
- Structure
- Left–middle–right 左中右
- Traditional
- 撤
- Common rank
- #2,186
- Unicode
- U+64A4
Sound it out + =
Formation & memory
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How 撤 is formed
How to remember it
remove · Heisig RSH #1918
fingers + 育 education + taskmaster
Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.
Words with 撤
The most common words first — learning a character in context makes it stick.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 不可撤销信用证 | irrevocable letter of credit | |
| 撤下 | to withdraw; to remove (from a place); to remove from office | |
| 撤出 | to withdraw; to leave; to retreat; to pull out | |
| 后撤 | to pull back (an army); to retreat | |
| 撤回 | to recall; to revoke; to retract | |
| 撤军 | to withdraw troops; to retreat | |
| 撤走 | to retire; to remove; to withdraw; to evacuate | |
| 撤兵 | to withdraw troops; to retreat | |
| 撤离 | to withdraw from; to evacuate | |
| 撤消 | variant of 撤銷|撤销[che4 xiao1] | |
| 撤营 | to withdraw troops | |
| 撤案 | (law) to withdraw a case; to dismiss a case | |
| 撤职 | to eliminate; to sack; to remove from office | |
| 撤退 | to retreat | |
| 撤换 | to dismiss and replace (sb); to replace (sb or sth) | |
| 撤除 | to remove; to dismantle | |
| 撤款 | to withdraw money | |
| 撤销 | to cancel; to revoke; to rescind; (computing) to undo | |
| 撤掉 | to cut; to throw out; to depose (from office); to tear off | |
| 撤并 | to consolidate; to merge |