懂中文 Dong Chinese

剖

pōu

split in two

Phonosemantic compound. 刂 represents the meaning and 咅 represents the sound.

Components
刂 meaning component

刂  Meaning component

dāo

  

knife

刂 is a component form of 刀.

咅 sound component

咅  Sound component

pǒu

  

to spit out

Evolution

剖 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
剖 Regular script Modern

Regular script

Modern
Definitions

剖  

pōu

split in two, slice; dissect; to cut open; to analyze; Taiwan pr. [pǒu]

Most common words with 剖
Freq.
Word
Meaning

解剖

to analyze

剖

to cut open

剖析

to analyze

剖腹

to disembowel

解剖学

anatomy