刨

to dig; to excavate; (coll.) to exclude; not to count; to deduct; to subtract

7 strokes Dict coverage rank #2,540 U+5228

Phono-semantic compound (形声字)

刂 (semantic, “knife”) + 包 (phonetic, bāo)

components: 包刂

Phonetic series: characters sharing the sound component 包

Siblings built with the same phonetic component 包 (bāo) — compare how they read:

Character	Pinyin	Meaning
包 sound component	bāo	wrap, pack, bundle; package
胞	bāo	womb, placenta, fetal membrane
炮	pào	cannon, artillery
跑	pǎo	to run, to flee, to escape
泡	pào	bubble, blister; swollen, puffed up
饱	bǎo	satisfied; to eat one's fill
孢	bāo	spore
疱	pào	acne
鲍	bào	abalone; dried fish; surname
雹	báo	hail
庖	páo	kitchen; cooking, cuisine
狍	páo	a species of deer found in northern China
咆	páo	to roar
龅	bāo	buck teeth
匏	páo	gourd; musical instrument

Word	Pinyin	Meaning
龙门刨	lóng mén bào	double column surface grinding machine
刨花板	bào huā bǎn	particle board; chipboard
刨根问底	páo gēn wèn dǐ	to dig up roots and inquire at the base (idiom); to get to the bottom of sth
刨根儿	páo gēn r	erhua variant of 刨根[pao2 gen1]
刨丝器	bào sī qì	grater; shredder
刨笔刀	bào bǐ dāo	pencil sharpener
刨子	bào zi	plane
刨花	bào huā	wood shavings
刨工	bào gōng	planing; planing machine operator; planer
刨程	bào chéng	planing length
刨根	páo gēn	lit. to dig up the root; to get to the heart of (the matter)
刨刀	bào dāo	planing tool
刨冰	bào bīng	shaved or crushed ice dessert or beverage
狗刨	gǒu páo	dog paddle (swimming style)
刨齿	bào chǐ	gear-shaping
刨床	bào chuáng	planer; planing machine