Memory phrase for the Kanji: 刨
刨
Meaning
to level, to make smooth, eliminate, to question Pronunciation bào, páo Explanation Left: enwrap 包 (The wrap 勹 itself 己 makes it to be wrapped.), right: knife, to cut刂
Mnemonic
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At the enwrapped it is cut, when leveling it to make it smooth. Radicals
包
package, to cover, to wrap The upper part 勹 itself already stands for "to enwrap" Actually it is with a "snake" 巳, but simplified understood as a variation of self 己.
刂
cut It is typically at the right side of the character.
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Vocabulary
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刨刀 bào dāo
planing tool
刨花 bào huā
wood shavings
刨床 bào chuáng
planer; planing machine
刨床 bào chuáng
