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

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剥 (bāo): To peel — Stroke Order & Writing Guide

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2.

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3.

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剥

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4.

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5.

How to Use 剥

Verbs meaning 'to strip, deprive, or exploit'

These words use 剥 to convey removing something from someone or something, often in an abstract sense.

剥削 • bō xuē • exploit • HSK 6

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6.

Example Sentences

tā她

zhèng正

zài在

bāo剥

píng苹

guǒ果

pí

Information

Pinyinbāo

Meaningto peel, to skin, to strip off

Strokes10

Radical刂

Traditional剝

StructureLeft-Right

Frequency#2027

Zhuyinㄅㄠ

UnicodeU+5265

CangjieNELN

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A knife (刂) strips off layers or skin (录) — to peel or剥夺.

bō剥

xuē削

exploit

剥夺 • bō duó • Deprive / strip of • HSK 3.0 · L7-9

HSK 3.0 · L7-9

bō剥

duó夺

Deprive / strip of

皮

zhǔn准

bèi备

zuò做

shā沙

lā拉

。

She is peeling an apple to make a salad.

mā妈

ma妈

zhèng正

zài在

chú厨

fáng房

lǐ里

bāo剥

jú橘

zi子

。

Mom is peeling an orange in the kitchen.

fǎ法

yuàn院

bāo剥

duó夺

le了

tā他

de的

zhèng政

zhì治

quán权

lì利

。

The court deprived him of his political rights

Kē科

xué学

jiā家

cóng从

yán岩

shí石

zhōng中

bō剥

lí离

chū出

huà化

shí石

yàng样

běn本

。

Scientists peeled off fossil samples from the rock.

zī资

běn本

jiā家

bō剥

xuē削

gōng工

rén人

de的

shèng剩

yú余

jià价

zhí值

。

Capitalists exploit the surplus value of workers.

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陡dǒusteep, sloping sharply
斗dòufight, struggle, or a unit of dry measure
独dúalone; single; only
赌dǔto gamble, to bet
兑duìto exchange, to convert
炖dùnto stew or braise

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Same Sound

Characters pronounced "bao".

鲍bàoabalone; dried fish; surname
饱bǎofull up; eaten to one’s satisfaction
苞bāoa variety of rush; firm, enduring; to burst forth
包bāoa packet of; package
暴bàosudden, violent, or cruel
爆bàoto explode or burst suddenly

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Same Radical

Characters with radical "刂".

剁duòchop by pounding, mince, hash
刽guìamputate, cut off
剐guǎcut, cut flesh from bones
剿jiǎodestroy, exterminate, annihilate
剽piāorob, plunder; slice off; fast
刑xíngpunishment, penalty

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