刨 Stroke Order — How to Write 刨
刨 is written in 7 strokes, following the standard Chinese stroke order. Start from the radical 刂, then complete the remaining strokes.
Stroke order matters in Chinese: it keeps the character balanced, and it is how dictionaries and handwriting input methods expect a character to be written.
刨 Radical and Character Components
刨 is a phono-semantic compound: 刂 (knife) carries the meaning, while 包 indicates the sound.
Radical: 刂 + 5 more strokes
刨 Pronunciation and Pinyin
- páo
- bào
Meanings of 刨 in Chinese
1
páo刨
To dig; to excavate; to get to the bottom of something (as in '刨根问底').
他们在后院刨了个大坑，准备种树
They dug a big hole in the backyard, preparing to plant a tree.
to subtract; to remove; to deduct
刨去成本，利润所剩无几
After deducting costs, there's little profit left.
2
bào刨
A tool or machine used to plane or smooth surfaces, often wood or metal, such as a plane or a planing machine.
木匠用刨子把木板刨平。
The carpenter uses a plane to smooth the wooden board.
To plane or shave wood/metal using a tool (a plane or planing machine).
木匠用刨子把木头刨平。
The carpenter used a plane to smooth the wood.
Common Words and Phrases with 刨
1
To remove or deduct; to reduce, as in expenses.
在计算最终利润时，我们首先要刨除所有的运营成本。
When calculating the final profit, we must first deduct all operating costs.
2
A planer, a machine tool used for machining flat surfaces.
车间里新进了一台高精度刨床，大大提高了生产效率
The workshop recently acquired a new high-precision planer, significantly improving production efficiency.
3
A planer tool used for cutting or smoothing wood or metal.
木匠用刨刀把木板刨平，使其表面光滑。
The carpenter used a plane to smooth the wooden board, making its surface slick.
4
To deduct points; to have points reduced or taken off (a score).
如果你迟交作业，老师会刨分儿的。
If you submit your homework late, the teacher will deduct points.
5
To get to the root of the matter; to get to the bottom of something.
她对这个新来的消息刨根儿问底，想知道所有的细节。
She dug deep into the new piece of news, wanting to know all the details.
6
To inquire deeply into the cause or details of something; to get to the bottom of a matter by persistent questioning.
为了解决这个技术难题，工程师们决定刨根问底，找出错误的源头。
To solve this technical problem, the engineers decided to dig deep and find the root cause of the error.
7
To scrape or plane a surface to make it smooth or clean.
木匠将这块粗糙的木料刨光，使其变得平滑
The carpenter planed this rough piece of wood smooth.
8
Thin, curled strips of wood planed off during woodworking, also known as wood shavings.
木匠在工作台上留下了一堆刨花。
The carpenter left a pile of wood shavings on the workbench.
9
Flakeboard, a composite material made from wood chips or shavings bonded with a synthetic resin. Also known as particle board or chipboard.
这种经济实用的家具通常由刨花板制成，既轻便又易于组装。
This economical and practical furniture is often made of particle board, making it lightweight and easy to assemble.
10
The body or stock of a plane (tool), which holds the plane iron.
他仔细检查了刨身，确保刨刀安装稳固，以便开始修整木材表面。
He carefully checked the plane body, ensuring the blade was securely installed, in order to start smoothing the wood surface.
11
A planer head; the part of a planer machine that holds and guides the cutting tool, often including the feed mechanism for the workpiece.
在大型刨床上，调整刨头的位置是确保加工精度的关键步骤。
On large planers, adjusting the position of the planer head is a crucial step to ensure machining accuracy.
12
A tool used to smooth wood or other materials, also known as a plane.
木匠用刨子把木板表面刮得非常光滑。
The carpenter used a plane to make the surface of the wooden board very smooth.
13
To dig up ancestral graves; metaphorically, to destroy one's roots, heritage, or fundamental principles.
为了追求一时的流行，他竟然把家族几代人传承下来的老字号装修得面目全非，这在长辈们看来简直是在刨祖坟。
To chase fleeting trends, he completely renovated the long-standing family business, passed down for generations, making it utterly unrecognizable. His elders viewed this as an act of destroying their own foundations.
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Open the tool →Questions about 刨
What does 刨 mean in Chinese?
刨 (páo) means “To dig” in Chinese.
How do you pronounce 刨?
刨 has 2 pronunciations: páo, bào.
How many strokes does 刨 have?
刨 has 7 strokes.
How do you write 刨?
刨 is written in 7 strokes, starting from the radical 刂. See the animated stroke order on this page.
What is the radical of 刨?
The radical of 刨 is 刂, and 刨 is a phono-semantic compound.
