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刨

bào

Character

What 刨 means

1. carpenter's plane
2. to plane (woodwork)
3. to shave off
4. to peel (with a potato peeler etc)

Other readings

刨 is 多音字 — it is read more than one way, and the reading changes the meaning.

• páoto dig; to excavate; to exclude
• bàovariant of {刨|bào}

Words starting with 刨

• 刨冰bào bīngshaved or crushed ice dessert or beverage
• 刨刀bào dāoplaning tool
• 刨子bào ziplane
• 刨工bào gōngplaning; planing machine operator; planer
• 刨床bào chuángplaner; planing machine
• 刨根páo gēnlit. to dig up the root; to get to the heart of (the matter)
• 刨程bào chéngplaning length
• 刨花bào huāwood shavings
• 刨齿bào chǐgear-shaping
• 刨笔刀bào bǐ dāopencil sharpener
• 刨丝器bào sī qìgrater; shredder
• 刨花板bào huā bǎnparticle board; chipboard
• 刨根问底páo gēn wèn dǐto dig up roots and inquire at the base (idiom); to get to the bottom of sth
• 刨根儿páo gēn rerhua variant of 刨根

Words containing 刨

• 狗刨gǒu páodog paddle (swimming style)
• 龙门刨lóng mén bàodouble column surface grinding machine

Characters built on 包

These share the phonetic component 包 (bāo), which is why their readings rhyme. Learning them as a family is far cheaper than learning them one at a time.

• 抱bàoto hold; to carry (in one's arms); to hug
• 跑pǎoto run; to run away; to escape
• 胞bāoplacenta; womb; born of the same parents
• 泡pàobubble; foam; blister; to soak; to steep; to infuse
• 炮pàocannon; firecracker
• 鲍bàoabalone
• 饱bǎoto eat till full; satisfied
• 袍páogown (lined)

Characters that look like 刨

Easy to confuse on sight. Compare them side by side once and the pair stops costing you.

• 别biéto leave; to part (from); (literary) to differentiate; to distinguish…
• 创chuàngto initiate; to create; to achieve (sth for the first time)
• 刻kèquarter (hour); moment; to carve
• 剂jì(bound form) a compound made by mixing ingredients…
• 柜guìcupboard; cabinet; wardrobe
• 枢shū(bound form) hinge; pivot (usu. fig.)

Sounds the same

Read bào, tone for tone, but written differently.

• 报to report; to inform; to announce; to respond; to reply; to sign up for…
• 抱to hold; to carry (in one's arms); to hug
• 暴sudden; violent; cruel
• 爆to explode; to burst; to stir-fry briefly; to quick-boil
• 曝used in 曝光; Taiwan pr. pù
• 豹leopard; panther
• 鲍abalone
• 瀑shower (rain)
• 趵jump; leap
• 菢hatch
• 虣cruel; violent
• 儤on night duty