剖 (pōu): To cut open — Stroke Order & Writing Guide

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1.

Animated Stroke Order 剖

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2.

Stroke Order Diagrams 剖

3.

Character Breakdown

Left-Right

剖

咅spit out

刂knife

剖=

4.

Printable Writing Worksheet: 剖

剖 handwriting practice worksheet preview

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5.

How to Use 剖

Common word with 剖

One common HSK word with 剖 is 解剖, meaning "dissect; anatomy".

HSK 6

6.

Example Sentences

tā他

pōu剖

kāi开

xī西

guā瓜

，

zhǔn

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咅spit out

+刂knife

A knife (刂) splits or divides something (咅) — to dissect or analyze.

jiě解

pōu剖

dissect; anatomy

准

bèi备

fēn分

xiǎng享

gěi给

dà大

jiā家

。

He cut open the watermelon to share with everyone.

tā他

pōu剖

xī析

le了

wèn问

tí题

de的

gēn根

běn本

yuán原

yīn因

。

He analyzed the root cause of the problem.

tā他

zhèng正

zài在

xué学

xí习

jiě解

pōu剖

xué学

。

He is studying anatomy.

Pōu剖

fù腹

chǎn产

shǒu手

shù术

hòu后

xū需

yào要

hǎo好

xiū休

yǎng养

。

After a cesarean section, you need to rest well.

yī医

shēng生

zhèng正

zài在

jiě解

pōu剖

qīng青

wā蛙

zuò做

shí实

yàn验

。

The doctor is dissecting a frog for an experiment.

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