漢字Kanji · in Tools & Weapons
剖: divide
JLPT N110 strokesSecondary schoolYour ink: 白 Not met
- 咅(sound)
- 刂knife(meaning)
刂 carries the meaning · 咅 gives the sound
10 strokes
One reading, and the words that use it
ボウbou · on'yomi · in compounds
- 解剖かいぼうdissection; autopsy; postmortem examination
- 解剖学かいぼうがくanatomy
- 剖検ぼうけんautopsy; necropsy
Words: JMdict, EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0.
成り立ち
Where it comes from
Memory story · made up to help you remember
“Slice through it! This "standing knife" radical is all about precision and force.”
繋がり
Connections
Ink shades, lightest to darkest: 白 Not met, 淡 Met, 中 Learning, 濃 Familiar, 印 Mastered
咅
Also built on 咅
The 咅 family reads バイ (bai); 剖 is read ボウ.
Easy to confuse
The difference, side by side剖 divide · 刂
vs倍 double · 亻In ChineseSame character in simplified and traditional · pōu, pǒ
Same form: 剖 is written the same way in mainland China (simplified) and in Taiwan and Hong Kong (traditional).
- Simplified
- 剖 mainland China, Singapore
- Traditional
- 剖 Taiwan, Hong Kong
Pinyin pōu, pǒ most common readings
Forms and pinyin: Unicode Unihan database (Unicode License v3). Pinyin lists the most common reading, not every reading.
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