剖 - pōu - Chinese character definition, English meaning and stroke order

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10 strokes
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剖

pōu

Definition

to cut open
to analyze
Taiwan pr. [pou3]

Character Decomposition

Related words (21)

剖析

pōu xī

to analyze; to dissect

to explain oneself

to cut open the abdomen; to disembowel; to speak from the heart

剖視

pōu shì

to analyze; to dissect

剖解

pōu jiě

to dissect; to analyze

剖辯

pōu biàn

to analyze; to explain

profile; section

section view; cutaway view

cutaway diagram

hara-kiri

to dissect (an animal); to analyze; anatomy

horizontal section

vertical section; longitudinal section

anatomy

a dissecting room

human anatomy

autopsy

autopsy; postmortem

to analyze in the finest detail

解剖麻雀

jiě pōu má què

(lit.) to dissect a sparrow; fig. a preliminary test on a small sample

人體解剖學

rén tǐ jiě pōu xué

human anatomy

Idioms (2)

剖肝瀝膽

pōu gān lì dǎn

to be completely honest and sincere (idiom)

剖腹藏珠

pōu fù cáng zhū

(lit.) cutting one's stomach to hide a pearl (idiom); (fig.) wasting a lot of effort on trivialities

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