xiè

to unload

to unhitch; to remove or strip; to get rid of

noon (午) + stop (止) = unload and unhitch

止 (stop) gives the core idea: the midday activity (午) halts — loads are dropped, harnesses removed. 卩 mainly contributes the sound xiè.

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NoonSemantic
A kneeling figure (historical seal component)Phonetic
To stopSemantic

工人们把货物从车上下来了。

gōng rén men bǎ huò wù cóng chē shàng xiè xià lái le。

The workers unloaded the goods from the truck.

他终于下了心里多年的负担。

tā zhōng yú xiè xià le xīn lǐ duō nián de fù dān。

He finally got rid of the burden he had carried in his heart for many years.

Words with 卸

自卸车

zì xiè chē

dump truck

交卸

jiāo xiè

to hand over to a successor; to relinquish one's office

倒戈卸甲

dǎo gē xiè jiǎ

to lay down arms

倾卸

qīng xiè

to tip

卸套

xiè tào

to loosen a yoke

卸下

xiè xià

to unload

卸任

xiè rèn

to leave office

卸妆

xiè zhuāng

to remove makeup

卸扣

xiè kòu

shackle (U-shaped link)

卸磨杀驴

xiè mò shā lǘ

lit. to kill the donkey when the grinding is done (idiom)

卸职

xiè zhí

to resign from office

卸肩儿

xiè jiān r

lit. a weight off one's shoulders

More characters with 午