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plane

HSK 7
páo
ホウ、ビョウ
けず.る
Phonosemantic compound. 刂 represents the meaning and 包 represents the sound. Simplified form of 鑤.
Components
Meaning component
dāo knife (side)
knife
刂 is a component form of 刀.
Phonetic component
bāo wrap
wrap, pack, bundle
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Notes
Chinese
[bào]
carpenter's plane; to plane (woodwork); to shave off; to peel (with a potato peeler etc)
[páo]
to dig; to excavate; (coll.) to exclude; not to count; to deduct; to subtract
Example Sentences