bào, páo

carpenter's plane; to plane (woodwork); to shave off; to peel (with a potato peeler etc)

Radical: 刂 HSK 9 v pictophonetic

Components & Etymology

刨 decomposes into the following components:

Semantic component: ; phonetic component: .

Words containing 刨

Common multi-character words and phrases that include 刨.

刨冰
bào bīng
shaved or crushed ice dessert or beverage
刨刀
bào dāo
planing tool
刨子
bào zi
plane
刨工
bào gōng
planing
刨床
bào chuáng
planer
刨根
páo gēn
lit. to dig up the root
刨程
bào chéng
planing length
刨花
bào huā
wood shavings
刨齿
bào chǐ
gear-shaping
狗刨
gǒu páo
刨丝器
bào sī qì
刨根儿
páo gēn r
erhua variant of 刨根, lit. to dig up the root

Related characters (radical 刂)

Characters that share the radical .

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