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刨 (páo): Stroke Order, Meaning & How to Write | HSK 7-9

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刨 (páo): To dig or to plane — Stroke Order & Writing Guide

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1.

Animated Stroke Order 刨

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How to write 刨 — animated stroke order

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2.

Stroke Order Diagrams 刨

刨 stroke order diagram

3.

Character Breakdown

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刨=包wrap+刂knife

A knife (刂) digs or carves out a hole (包) — to plane, dig, or刨.

4.

Free Printable Handwriting Practice with Stroke Order: 刨

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5.

Example Sentences

Real-world example sentences demonstrating how 刨 is used in context

tā他

duì对

zhè这

ge个

wèn问

tí题

zǒng总

Information

Pinyinpáo

Meaningto dig or to plane

Strokes7

Radical刂

Traditional鉋

StructureLeft-Right

Frequency#2021

Zhuyinㄆㄠˊ

UnicodeU+5228

CangjiePULN

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shì是

páo刨

gēn根

wèn问

dǐ底

。

He always gets to the bottom of this issue

tā他

yòng用

gōng工

jù具

páo刨

qù去

mù木

tou头

biǎo表

miàn面

de的

bù不

píng平

zhěng整

chù处

。

He used a tool to plane away the uneven parts on the wood's surface.

xià夏

tiān天

wǒ我

xǐ喜

huan欢

chī吃

cǎo草

méi莓

páo刨

bīng冰

。

I like to eat strawberry shaved ice in summer

mù木

jiàng匠

yòng用

páo刨

zǐ子

bǎ把

mù木

bǎn板

páo刨

píng平

。

The carpenter uses a plane to smooth the wood board

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