How to Write 刨 (páo) — Chinese Stroke Order
Meaning: carpenter's plane, to plane (woodwork), to shave off · 7 strokes · HSK 7–9
Character facts
| Character | 刨 |
|---|---|
| Pinyin | páo (also: bào) |
| Strokes | 7 |
| HSK level | HSK 7–9 |
| Unicode | U+5228 |
English meanings
- carpenter's plane
- to plane (woodwork)
- to shave off
- to peel (with a potato peeler etc)
- to dig
- to excavate