Dong Chinese dictionary

páo, bào

carpenter's plane

Phonosemantic compound. 刂 represents the meaning and 包 represents the sound. Simplified form of 鑤.

Components

刂 Meaning component

dāo

knife

刂 is a component form of 刀.

包 Sound component

bāo

wrap

Definitions

páo

carpenter's plane; plane, level; to dig; to excavate; (coll.) to exclude; not to count; to deduct; to subtract

bào

to plane (woodwork); to shave off; to peel (with a potato peeler etc)

bào

variant of 刨[bào]

Most common words with 刨

Freq.	Word	Meaning
	刨	to dig
	刨根问底	to dig up roots and inquire at the base (idiom); to get to the bottom of sth
	刨冰	shaved or crushed ice dessert or beverage
	刨子	plane
	刨花板	particle board

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