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CHINESE CHARACTER
- Numbered pinyin
- bo1
- English meanings
- to peel, to skin, to shell, to shuck, to peel, to skin, to flay, to shuck
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BUILDING BLOCKS
Structure & components
Left–right structure
Left–right arrangement: left 录; right 刂.
Meaning & sound clues
刂 is identified as the meaning component, associated with “knife”.
录 is identified as the sound component (lù). Its pronunciation may differ from the modern pronunciation of 剥.
This breakdown describes the written shape. A component's meaning does not always explain the meaning of the whole character.
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Characters with the same pinyin, regardless of tone.
uncle; count
vigorous; sudden
abundant; broad
silk
turn
fight; wrestle
to sow
anchor
wave
used in 玻璃 glass
vast and majestic
neck
arm
ocean-going ship
used in 蘿蔔 (radish)
refute; barge
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Related words
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- 剥削
- 剥夺