剥 = 录 + 刂

剥 is a simplified Chinese hanzi, listed here under the keyword “peel”. It is built from 录 (copy) and 刂 (knife).

Keyword: peel
Pinyin (Mandarin): bō
Script: Simplified chinese hanzi
Also known as: пилинг
Same glyph as a Japanese kanji: 剥 peel off

Decomposition

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录 copy
刂 knife

How to find 剥 without knowing its reading

On KumiJi Glyph Explorer, open the parts search and type “copy” + “knife”. 剥 is among the results, together with every other character containing the same shapes.

Open 剥 in the interactive kanji search to expand every part down to its smallest pieces, add your own names and mnemonic stories, or search for other characters by their parts.