懂中文 Dong Chinese

剥

bō, bāo

peel

Phonosemantic compound. 刂 represents the meaning and 录 represents the sound. Simplified form of 剝.

Components
刂 meaning component

刂  Meaning component

dāo

  

knife

刂 is a component form of 刀.

录 sound component

录  Sound component

lù

  

copy

Evolution

剥 Oracle script (~1250-1000 BC)

Oracle script

(~1250-1000 BC)
剥 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
剥 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
剥 Traditional script Modern

Traditional script

Modern
剥 Simplified script Modern

Simplified script

Modern
Definitions

剥 (剝) 

bō

peel, peel off, to shell, strip; to flay

剥 (剝) 

bāo

to peel; to skin; to shell; to shuck

Most common words with 剥
Freq.
Word
Meaning

剥

to peel

剥夺

to deprive

剥削

to exploit

剥离

to peel

生吞活剥

to swallow whole (idiom); fig. to apply uncritically