cut out

Components
夸 sound component

  Sound component

kuā

  

see 夸克[kuā​kè]

刂 meaning component

  Meaning component

dāo

  

knife

knife

Evolution

刳 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
刳 Regular script Modern

Regular script

Modern
Definitions

 

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