懂中文 Dong Chinese

剝

bō, bāo

peel

Phonosemantic compound. 刂 represents the meaning and 彔 represents the sound.

Components
刂 meaning component

刂  Meaning component

dāo

  

knife

刂 is a component form of 刀.

彔 sound component

彔  Sound component

lù

  

to carve wood

Evolution

剝 Oracle script (~1250-1000 BC)

Oracle script

(~1250-1000 BC)
剝 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
剝 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
剝 Regular script Modern

Regular script

Modern
Definitions

剥 (剝) 

bō

peel, peel off, to shell, strip; to flay

剥 (剝) 

bāo

to peel; to skin; to shell; to shuck

Most common words with 剝
Freq.
Word
Meaning

剥

to peel

剥夺

to deprive

剥削

to exploit

剥离

to peel

生吞活剥

to swallow whole (idiom); fig. to apply uncritically