Taiwan Mandarin

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Entry·pron. bō

bō·ㄅㄛ

“To peel, skin, or shuck; to strip off; to flay; to remove an outer layer; also a hexagram name in the Book of Changes representing decay.”

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Taiwan rank

#2,111

Radical

刀knife

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Common words in our dictionary built on this character

剝奪bō duó·ㄅㄛㄉㄨㄛˊto deprive; to strip someone of rights or property; to expropriate; to revoke legally
剝削bōxuè·ㄅㄛㄒㄩㄝˋto exploit; to extract unfair profit from others; to oppress by taking advantage
剝落bō luò·ㄅㄛㄌㄨㄛˋpeel off; flake off; chip away and fall off
剝離bō lí·ㄅㄛㄌㄧˊpeel off; strip away; separate from a surface; (medicine) detachment or dissection of tissue layers, e.g. retinal detachment, aortic dissection
剝皮bō pí·ㄅㄛㄆㄧˊto peel off skin or outer layer; to flay or slaughter; a scoundrel or rascal
抽絲剝繭chōu sī bō jiǎn·ㄔㄡㄙㄅㄛㄐㄧㄢˇto investigate methodically; to analyze step by step to uncover the truth