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刨
páo
1. to dig
2. to excavate
3. (coll.) to exclude
4. not to count
5. to deduct
6. to subtract
Common • Top 22% ✏️ 7 strokes

Character Breakdown (Single character)

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

Compound Words (4)

狗刨
gǒupáo
dog paddle (swimming style)
刨根
páogēn
lit. to dig up the root
刨根儿
páogēnr
erhua variant of [[刨根<páogēn>]]
刨根问底
páogēnwèndǐ
to dig up roots and inquire at the base (idiom); to get to the bottom of sth

Alternate Entries

刨
bào
carpenter's plane / to plane (woodwork) / to shave off / to peel (with a potato peeler etc)
刨
bào
variant of [[刨<bào>]]

Metadata

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