剥

Character

剥 bāo · bō

HSK 7–9Character2 readings

to peel the skin off fruit or vegetables, like a banana

Radical: 刂
Strokes: 10
Structure: Left–right
Parts: 录刂
Traditional: 剝
Frequency: #2431 most common character

Practice writing

Readings and meanings

bāoMain reading bōRare reading

bāo

bao1Main readingHSK 7–9

to peel the skin off fruit or vegetables, like a banana
to remove the shell from eggs or other food

Examples

我会剥香蕉。
wǒ huì bāo xiāng jiāo
I can peel a banana.
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请帮我剥鸡蛋。
qǐng bāng wǒ bāo jī dàn
Please help me peel the egg.
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Words that use “剥” as bāo

剥皮bāo píto skinWord 现剥xiàn bāo(of fruit, prawns etc) peeled on the spotWord 鲜剥xiān bāo(of fruit, prawns etc) freshly peeledWord 剥皮钳bāo pí qiánwire stripperWord

bō

bo1Reading 2Rare reading

This reading is uncommon in everyday Chinese; the main reading is bāo.

to peel the outside skin off fruit, eggs, or nuts
to take the skin off a dead animal's body

Examples

我会剥鸡蛋。
wǒ huì bō jī dàn
I can peel a boiled egg.
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请帮我剥这个橘子。
qǐng bāng wǒ bō zhè ge jú zi
Please help me peel this orange.
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他会剥动物的皮。
tā huì bō dòng wù de pí
He knows how to skin an animal.
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Words that use “剥” as bō

剥削bō xuēto treat workers unfairly and take the money they earnWordHSK 7–9 剥夺bō duóto take something important away from someoneWordHSK 7–9 刻剥kè bōto grab moneyWord 剥啄bō zhuó(onom.) tapWord 剥掉bō diàoto peel offWord 剥离bō líto peelWord 剥落bō luòto peel offWord 剥蚀bō shíto corrodeWord

Stroke order

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Same radical 刂

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剥

Character

剥 bāo · bō

HSK 7–9Character2 readings

to peel the skin off fruit or vegetables, like a banana

Radical: 刂
Strokes: 10
Structure: Left–right
Parts: 录刂
Traditional: 剝
Frequency: #2431 most common character

Practice writing

Readings and meanings

bāoMain reading bōRare reading

bāo

bao1Main readingHSK 7–9

to peel the skin off fruit or vegetables, like a banana
to remove the shell from eggs or other food

Examples

我会剥香蕉。
wǒ huì bāo xiāng jiāo
I can peel a banana.
AI-generated sentence
请帮我剥鸡蛋。
qǐng bāng wǒ bāo jī dàn
Please help me peel the egg.
AI-generated sentence

Words that use “剥” as bāo

剥皮bāo píto skinWord 现剥xiàn bāo(of fruit, prawns etc) peeled on the spotWord 鲜剥xiān bāo(of fruit, prawns etc) freshly peeledWord 剥皮钳bāo pí qiánwire stripperWord

bō

bo1Reading 2Rare reading

This reading is uncommon in everyday Chinese; the main reading is bāo.

to peel the outside skin off fruit, eggs, or nuts
to take the skin off a dead animal's body

Examples

我会剥鸡蛋。
wǒ huì bō jī dàn
I can peel a boiled egg.
AI-generated sentence
请帮我剥这个橘子。
qǐng bāng wǒ bō zhè ge jú zi
Please help me peel this orange.
AI-generated sentence
他会剥动物的皮。
tā huì bō dòng wù de pí
He knows how to skin an animal.
AI-generated sentence

Words that use “剥” as bō

Stroke order

Practice writing 剥

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Same radical 刂

All characters with 刂 →

到dào 前qián 剋kè 利lì 別bié 别bié 制zhì 列liè 剧jù 劇jù 则zé 則zé