剥 (bō) - To peel & to skin

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bō ｜ 10 strokes ｜ radical:

傲不

剥 · bō

To peel;

to skin;

to strip;

to remove outer covering;

to exploit or deprive.

To peelto skinto strip

Usage highlights

Peel offExploitPeel an eggStrip barkPeel a bananaSkin an animal

Synonyms

  • 削— to peel, to pare
  • 撕— to tear, to rip

Antonyms

  • 贴— to stick, to paste
  • 裹— to wrap, to cover

Usage & contexts

Examples

  • Peel an orange (剥橘子).
  • The landlord exploited the peasants (地主剥削农民).
  • Peel off the wallpaper (剥掉墙纸).
  • The storm stripped the trees of their bark (风暴剥去了树皮).

Collocations

  • Peel off(剥落)
  • Exploit(剥削)
  • Peel an egg(剥鸡蛋)
  • Strip bark(剥皮)
  • Peel a banana(剥香蕉)
  • Skin an animal(剥动物皮)

Idioms

  • Live by exploiting others(生吞活剥)
  • Peel off layer by layer(层层剥落)
  • Stripped bare(剥茧抽丝)

Cultural background

FAQ
  • The character appears in economic contexts describing exploitation, particularly in historical class struggles.
  • In culinary contexts, it describes the common action of removing shells or skins from food items.
  • The character's structure reflects the action of using a knife (刂) to remove something.

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