Phonosemantic compound. 刂 represents the meaning and 包 represents the sound. Simplified form of 鑤.
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刨 [bào]
carpenter's plane; to plane (woodwork); to shave off; to peel (with a potato peeler etc)
刨 [páo]
to dig; to excavate; (coll.) to exclude; not to count; to deduct; to subtract
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CHINESE WORDS (22)
刨根问底 [páogēnwèndǐ] #24,126
to dig up roots and inquire at the base (idiom); to get to the bottom of sth
刨根问底 [páogēnwèndǐ] #24,126
to dig up roots and inquire at the base (idiom); to get to the bottom of sth
刨冰 [bàobīng] #31,626
shaved or crushed ice dessert or beverage
刨子 [bàozi] #38,478
plane
刨花板 [bàohuābǎn] #44,459
particle board
刨花 [bàohuā] #54,696
wood shavings
刨根 [páogēn] #60,184
lit. to dig up the root
刨刀 [bàodāo] #61,316
planing tool
狗刨 [gǒupáo] #62,217
dog paddle (swimming style)
刨根儿 [páogēnr] #75,487
erhua variant of 刨根[páogēn]
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