刨 páo
- Strokes
- 7
- Radical
- 刂 — knife
- Made of
- 包 wrap, pack, bundle 刂 knife
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
刨
páo
to dig; to plane; to scrape
Character
Example phrases
- 木匠把粗糙的板材刨得十分平整。 Mùjiang bǎ cūcāo de bǎncái páo de shífēn píngzhěng. The carpenter planed the rough board until it was very smooth.
- 小狗在院子里刨坑，想埋骨头。 Xiǎogǒu zài yuànzi lǐ páo kēng, xiǎng mái gǔtou. The puppy is digging a hole in the yard, wanting to bury a bone.
- 他蹲在地里，用手刨出了几个土豆。 Tā dūn zài dì lǐ, yòng shǒu páochū le jǐ gè tǔdòu. He squatted in the field and dug up a few potatoes with his hands.
Related words
- 盛产 shèngchǎn to produce abundantly
- 开垦 kāikěn to reclaim wasteland; to bring land under cultivation
- 莲子 liánzǐ lotus seed
- 收割 shōugē to harvest; to reap
- 茉莉 mòlì jasmine
- 砍伐 kǎnfá to cut down; to fell
- 牡丹 mǔdan peony
- 枯萎 kūwěi withered; wilted
- 麻 má hemp; flax
- 茂密 màomì dense; luxuriant
- 荆棘 jīngjí thorns; brambles; hardships
- 茂盛 màoshèng lush; flourishing; luxuriant