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CHINESE CHARACTER

刳 (kū): Meaning, Words & Stroke Order

to cut open, to dig out, to rip up, to scoop out
HSK —8 strokes

LEARNING CONNECTIONS

Primary radical

刂 is the Unicode primary radical used to organise 刳.

Phonetic component

夸 is recorded as the sound-side component in this pictophonetic analysis.

STROKES · 8

Write 刳 in 8 steps.

Each square adds one stroke in the standard writing order.

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FAQ

What does 刳 (kū) mean in Chinese?

to cut open, to dig out, to rip up, to scoop out

How do you write 刳 in stroke order?

刳 has 8 strokes. Follow the animated stroke-order sequence above, then practise it on the writing page.

What is the radical of 刳?

刂 is the radical in 刳. It can provide a meaning-side clue.

What are common words with 刳?

This character does not yet have linked HSK word entries in the study archive.