剔 (tī)
to scrape the meat from bones; to pick (teeth etc); to weed out
Etymology
Phonosemantic compound. 刂 represents the meaning and 易 represents the sound.
Shuowen Jiezi
《說文》：“剔，解骨也。从刀，易聲。”
Components
- 刂 (meaning) — 刂 is a component form of 刀.
- 易 (sound)