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peel off

HSK 10
ハク、ホク
へ.ぐ、へず.る、む.く、む.ける、は.がれる、は.ぐ、は.げる、は.がす
Phonosemantic compound. 刂 represents the meaning and 彔 represents the sound.
Components
Traditional (剝)
Meaning component
dāo knife (side)
knife
刂 is a component form of 刀.
Phonetic component
to carve wood
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Simplified (剥)
Meaning component
dāo knife (side)
knife
刂 is a component form of 刀.
Phonetic component
down
copy, write down, record
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Notes
Historical Evolution
Oracle (~1250-1000 BC)
Oracle
(~1250-1000 BC)
Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
Regular
Modern
Chinese
/ [bāo]
to peel; to skin; to shell; to shuck
/ [bō]
to peel; to skin; to flay; to shuck
Example Sentences