Definitions
carpenter's plane; to plane (woodwork); to shave off; to peel (with a potato peeler etc)
to dig; to excavate; (coll.) to exclude; not to count; to deduct; to subtract
variant of 刨[bào]
About
The character "刨" is structured with the phonetic component "包" and the radical "刂", denoting a knife or blade, which aligns with its core association with cutting tools or actions. This composition supports its two primary meanings and pronunciations: when pronounced "páo", it signifies digging or excavating, while when pronounced "bào", it refers to a woodworking plane or the act of planing. The character's meanings evolved from a broad concept of blade-based activities to these specific functions, with the digging sense deriving from blade use in earth removal and the planing sense from similar tools in shaping wood.
Example Sentences Hide
小明在刨土。
夏天我们吃刨冰。
木匠正在刨木头。
他刨开泥土找钥匙。
刨平木板不容易。
为了种花，她先刨了一个坑。
这台机器用于刨土豆皮。
工程师用刨床精密加工零件。