脱

脫
tuō
HSK 4
#941 most
frequent character
to shed, to take off, to escape
verb

Character breakdown

Source: Make Me a Hanzi.

脱 joins 月 meat with 兑 duì, a sound part. It first meant removing skin and bones from meat. That grew to taking off or shedding anything, and then to escaping.

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Example Sentences

我脱下了外套。
wǒ tuōxià le wàitào 。
I took off my jacket.
这只蛇脱了皮。
zhè zhī shé tuōle pí 。
This snake shed its skin.
他成功地脱离了困境。
tā chénggōng dì tuōlí le kùnjìng 。
He successfully escaped from the predicament.

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