Learn Chinese Characters

Meaning

peel; to skin

Chinese: 去掉外皮或外层。

Hear the Four Tones

The same syllable “bo” becomes a different word in each tone. 剥 is the 1st tone. Tap any tone to hear a native voice and see its pitch shape.

Stroke Order

Tap Animate to watch the strokes in order, or Practice to trace it yourself.

Common Words

  • 剥削bō xuēto exploit; exploitation
  • 剥夺bō duóto deprive; to expropriate; to strip (sb of his property)
  • 现剥xiàn bāo(of fruit, prawns etc) peeled on the spot; Taiwan pr.
  • 剥离bō líto peel; to strip; to peel off; to come off (of tissue, skin, covering etc)
  • 剥除bō chúto strip off; to peel off; to remove (esp. unwanted parts)

Example Sentence

妈妈帮妹妹剥了一个橘子。Mā ma bāng mèi mei bāo le yí ge jú zi.Mom peeled an orange for my sister.

妈妈Mā mamamabāngto help妹妹mèi meiyounger sisterbāoto peelle(completed action)一个yí gea橘子jú zitangerine