刨
2 readings · tap one to hear it
to dig; to excavate; (coll.) to exclude; not to count; to deduct; to subtract
- HSK 3.0
- Level 7–9
- Strokes
- 7
- Radical
- 刀 +5
- Structure
- Left–right 左右
- Traditional
- 刨
- Common rank
- #2,540
- Unicode
- U+5228
Sound it out + = · + =
Formation & memory
Break the character into parts you already know.
Words with 刨
The most common words first — learning a character in context makes it stick.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 龙门刨 | double column surface grinding machine | |
| 刨花板 | particle board; chipboard | |
| 刨根问底 | to dig up roots and inquire at the base (idiom); to get to the bottom of sth | |
| 刨根儿 | erhua variant of 刨根[pao2 gen1] | |
| 刨丝器 | grater; shredder | |
| 刨笔刀 | pencil sharpener | |
| 刨子 | plane | |
| 刨花 | wood shavings | |
| 刨工 | planing; planing machine operator; planer | |
| 刨程 | planing length | |
| 刨根 | lit. to dig up the root; to get to the heart of (the matter) | |
| 刨刀 | planing tool | |
| 刨冰 | shaved or crushed ice dessert or beverage | |
| 狗刨 | dog paddle (swimming style) | |
| 刨齿 | gear-shaping | |
| 刨床 | planer; planing machine |
Sound family
Characters sharing the sound component 包 — compare how they read.
| Character | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 包 sound part | wrap, pack, bundle; package | |
| 胞 | womb, placenta, fetal membrane | |
| 炮 | cannon, artillery | |
| 跑 | to run, to flee, to escape | |
| 泡 | bubble, blister; swollen, puffed up | |
| 饱 | satisfied; to eat one's fill | |
| 孢 | spore | |
| 疱 | acne | |
| 鲍 | abalone; dried fish; surname | |
| 雹 | hail | |
| 庖 | kitchen; cooking, cuisine | |
| 狍 | a species of deer found in northern China | |
| 咆 | to roar | |
| 龅 | buck teeth | |
| 匏 | gourd; musical instrument |