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刨
bào
1. carpenter's plane
2. to plane (woodwork)
3. to shave off
4. to peel (with a potato peeler etc)
Common • Top 22% ✏️ 7 strokes

Character Breakdown (Single character)

刨
páo
carpenter's plane; plane, level
7 丶

Compound Words (11)

刨冰
bàobīng
shaved or crushed ice dessert or beverage
刨刀
bàodāo
planing tool
刨子
bàozi
plane
刨工
bàogōng
planing
刨床
bàochuáng
planer
刨程
bàochéng
planing length
刨花
bàohuā
wood shavings
刨齿
bàochǐ
gear-shaping
刨笔刀
bàobǐdāo
pencil sharpener
刨丝器
bàosīqì
grater
龙门刨
lóngménbào
double column surface grinding machine

Alternate Entries

刨
páo
to dig / to excavate / (coll.) to exclude / not to count / to deduct / to subtract
刨
bào
variant of [[刨<bào>]]

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Category
Chinese
Character Frequency Rank
3,622
Word Frequency Rank
18,171 of 84,292

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