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Chinese symbol for “clipping”

削波
xuē bō
clipping (signal processing)

The closest CC-CEDICT match for clipping is 削波 (xuē bō), defined as: clipping (signal processing).

Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.

Characters and stroke order

削 xuē
to pare, to scrape, to trim
radical 18 ⼑ · 9 strokes
波 bō
waves, ripples, breakers; undulations
radical 85 ⽔ · 8 strokes

Related words

Other words that share a character with 削波.

WordPinyinMeaning
剥削 (剝削)bō xuēto exploit; exploitation
削弱xuē ruòto weaken; to impair
削减 (削減)xuē jiǎnto cut down; to reduce
切削qiē xiāoto cut; cutting
瘦削shòu xuēslim
刀削面 (刀削麵)dāo xiāo miànknife-shaved noodles (pared or shaved into strips), a Shanxi specialty
波动 (波動)bō dòngto undulate; to fluctuate
波音bō yīnmordent (music)

See also: Japanese symbol for “clipping”.

Data: CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0); Unihan Database (Unicode License v3); Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License (graphics.txt); LGPL-3.0-or-later (dictionary.txt)); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.

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