CHINESE CHARACTER

剥 (bō): Meaning, Words & Stroke Order

bō

to peel, to skin; to exploit

HSK 7-910 strokes

LEARNING CONNECTIONS

刂

Primary radical

刂 is the Unicode primary radical used to organise 剥.

录

Phonetic component

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

STROKES · 10

Write 剥 in 10 steps.

Each square adds one stroke in the standard writing order.

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Vocabulary with 剥

剥bāo

HSK 7-9 · to peel; to skin; to shell; to shuck; to flay

剥夺bōduó

HSK 7-9 · to deprive; to expropriate; to strip (sb of his property)

剥削bōxuē

HSK 7-9 · to exploit; exploitation

Examples using 剥

剥

我给你剥橙子。

Wǒ gěi nǐ bāo chéng zǐ。

I'll peel an orange for you.

FAQ

What does 剥 (bō) mean in Chinese?

to peel, to skin; to exploit

How do you write 剥 in stroke order?

剥 has 10 strokes. Follow the animated stroke-order sequence above, then practise it on the writing page.

What is the radical of 剥?

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

What are common words with 剥?

剥 (bāo): to peel; to skin; to shell; to shuck; to flay; 剥夺 (bōduó): to deprive; to expropriate; to strip (sb of his property); 剥削 (bōxuē): to exploit; exploitation.