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The character 剥, traditionally written as 剝, is structured as a phono-semantic compound where the knife radical 刂 indicates actions involving cutting or separation, while the component 录 (which appears as 彔 in the traditional form) primarily serves a phonetic function. Its original meaning centered on the concrete action of peeling or stripping away an outer layer, such as bark from wood or skin from fruit. Over centuries, this meaning broadened to encompass more abstract applications, including the systematic deprivation or exploitation of resources or people, as seen in the compound 剥削, and the sense of gradual deterioration or flaking off in words like 剥落.
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她剥了一个苹果。
弟弟喜欢剥花生。
剥橘子皮要小心。
他剥开了那个包裹。
剥削工人是不对的。
剥去外衣，他看到了一封信。
由于剥削，工人们举行了罢工。
在资本主义社会，剥削现象常常存在。