Phonosemantic compound. 刂 represents the meaning and 彔 represents the sound.
Components
Traditional (剝)
Simplified (剥)
Notes
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Historical Evolution
剝
Oracle
(~1250-1000 BC)
剝
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
剝
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
剝
Regular
Modern
Chinese
剥 / 剝 [bāo]
to peel; to skin; to shell; to shuck
剥 / 剝 [bō]
to peel; to skin; to flay; to shuck
Example Sentences
CHINESE WORDS (23)
剥夺 [bōduó] #6,238
to deprive
剥削 [bōxuē] #13,764
to exploit
剥离 [bōlí] #23,727
to peel
生吞活剥 [shēngtūnhuóbō] #20,427
to swallow whole (idiom); fig. to apply uncritically
剥落 [bōluò] #29,400
to peel off
剥削阶级 [bōxuējiējí] #23,418
exploiting class (in Marxist theory)
剥皮 [bāopí] #25,426
to skin
盘剥 [pánbō] #35,361
to exploit
剥削者 [bōxuēzhě] #59,299
exploiter (of labor)
剥蚀 [bōshí] #41,675
to corrode
13 more
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JAPANESE WORDS (54)
むき出し [むきだし] #9,798
naked
⭐ 剥がす [はがす] #10,780
to tear off
⭐ 剥く [むく] #13,079
to peel
引き剥がす [ひきはがす] #13,616
to tear off
⭐ 剥がれる [はがれる] #15,317
to come unstuck from
剥奪 [はくだつ] #17,173
stripping (of rights, rank, etc.)
⭐ 剥ぐ [はぐ] #18,565
to tear off
牙を剥く [きばをむく] #18,635
to bare one's fangs
剥ぎ取る [はぎとる] #18,919
to tear off
目を剥く [めをむく] #19,626
to open one's eyes wide (in anger, surprise, etc.)
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KOREAN WORDS (2)