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páo Meaning

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Pīnyīn Pronunciation
páo | pao2
English translation
carpenter's plane; plane, level

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About páo

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Number of strokes

7

Traditional form

páo

Contains the radical

dāo

Part of speech

Verb / 动词 dòng cí Dòngcí

Learning hint

knife

Etymology of páo

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Type

pictophonetic

Positional decomposition

包刂

Semantic compound

dāo

Phonetic compound

Bāo

Explanation

Phonosemantic compound. dāo represents the meaning and Bāo represents the sound. Simplified form of .

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Example sentences using páo

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接着 jiēzhe , yòu yòng Hòu zhǎo sàn le 沙子 shā zi ,然后 ránhòu yòng qián zhǎo 刨坑,泥沙 ní shā 四溅 sì jiàn .

His hindpaws then scattered sand: then his forepaws dabbled and delved.

zài 巷道, 刨工 bào gōng 看见 kànjiàn le zài 起重机 qǐ zhòng jī xià de 行星 xíng xīng 飞机 fēijī .

In the lane, planer saw a planet airplane under the crane.

木匠 mù jiàng 木板 mù bǎn de Jué páo Píng .

The carpenter shaved off the rough corners of the plank.

zài 巷道,刨工 bào gōng 看见 kànjiàn le 起重机 qǐ zhòng jī xià de 行星 xíng xīng 飞机 fēijī .

In the lane the planer saw a planet airplane under the crane.

一阵风刨花 bào huā chuī 得到 dé dào chǔ luàn fēi .

A gust of wind fluttered the shavings wood.

Words with páo

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FrequencySimplifiedMeaningTraditional
páo to dig páo
刨根问底 páo gēn wèn dǐ to dig up roots and inquire at the base (idiom); to get to the bottom of sth刨根問底
刨冰 bào bīng shaved or crushed ice dessert or beverage刨冰 bào bīng
刨子 bào zi plane刨子 bào zi
刨花板 bào huā bǎn particle board刨花板 bào huā bǎn
刨花 bào huā wood shavings刨花 bào huā
刨根 páo gēn lit. to dig up the root刨根 páo gēn
刨刀 bào dāo planing tool刨刀 bào dāo
狗刨 gǒu páo dog paddle (swimming style)狗刨 gǒu páo
刨根儿 páo gēn r lit. to dig up the root刨根兒

páo Decomposition & Compounds

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