剖(pōu)

HSK 7-910 strokes

to cut open

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Character information

Pinyin
pōu
Meaning
to cut open; to analyze; Taiwan pr. [pou3]
Strokes
10
HSK level
HSK 7-9
Traditional
Same

Origin & structure

Where 剖 comes from and how its parts fit together.

Phonetic-semantic compound⿰咅刂

In this compound, the meaning comes from 刂 (knife); 咅 supplies the sound.

One part carries the meaning, the other suggests the sound.

Made of

咅pǒu刂dāo

Parts are arranged left to right.

How to write 剖 step by step

10 strokes — each frame adds one stroke, shown in dark ink over the lighter ones.

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Words with 剖

Common words using 剖 — tap any character to open its stroke-order page.

jiě解pōu剖
HSK 7-9

to dissect (an animal)

Open 解剖 page →
pōu剖xī析

to analyze; to dissect

Open 剖析 page →
pōu剖bái白

to explain oneself

Open 剖白 page →
pōu剖fù腹

to cut open the abdomen; to disembowel; to speak from the heart

Open 剖腹 page →
rén人tǐ体jiě解pōu剖

human anatomy

Open 人体解剖 page →
pōu剖gōng宫chǎn产

birth by caesarean section

Open 剖宫产 page →
pōu剖gān肝lì沥dǎn胆

see 披肝沥胆

Open 剖肝沥胆 page →
pōu剖fù腹chǎn产

cesarean birth

Open 剖腹产 page →

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丁丐丘丙丛丝丫丸

From 剖’s common words

解析白腹人体宫产

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