剥
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bāo / bō · to peel, to skin

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HSK 3.0 · Level 7-9Frequency #7525
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Readings & meanings

剥 has 2 dictionary pronunciations. The examples show how each reading behaves in real words.

bāo

to peel; to skin; to shell

剥夺bāo duó · to deprive
bō

to peel; to skin; to flay

剥削bō xuē · to exploit
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10Total strokes

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Left-rightCharacter structure

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刂Key radical

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Vocabulary in context

Common words with 剥

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bāoto peel; to skin; to shell
bōto peel; to skin; to flay
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Example sentences

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Zhè xiàng fǎ lǜ huì bāo duó wǒ men de jī běn quán lì.这项法律会剥夺我们的基本权利。

This law will deprive us of our basic rights.

Source: Tatoeba #1409040 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Wǒ wǔ nián qián zuò le wǎng mó bāo lí.我五年前做了网膜剥离。

I had retinal detachment five years ago.

Source: Tatoeba #2031282 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Wǒ gěi nǐ bāo chéng zǐ.我给你剥橙子。

I'll peel an orange for you.

Source: Tatoeba #6683011 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Wǒ guān chá dào yì zhī hēi xīng xīng bāo le yì gēn xiāng jiāo bìng chī le tā.我观察到一只黑猩猩剥了一根香蕉并吃了它。

I observe a chimpanzee peel a banana and eat it.

Source: Tatoeba #6857076 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Tāi pán zǎo bāo hěn wēi xiǎn.胎盘早剥很危险。

Early removal of the placenta is very dangerous.

Source: Tatoeba #10041969 · CC BY 2.0 FR
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How to study 剥 in context

  1. Say bāo / bō, then recall the core meaning: to peel, to skin.
  2. Write all 10 strokes while keeping the left-right balanced.
  3. Use it in 剥夺 (bāo duó), meaning “to deprive”.
  4. Read the complete sentence aloud once, then cover the translation and explain how 剥 works in that context.

Definitions and traditional forms are compiled from Make Me a Hanzi, HSK curriculum data, and CC-CEDICT. Sourced example sentences link to Tatoeba; editorial examples are labeled separately. Review data sources and licenses.