剐 meaning and stroke order
To cut; to sever flesh from bone
How to write 剐, stroke by stroke
9 strokes in order. Each box adds the next stroke in red. Write top to bottom and left to right, and finish enclosing strokes last.
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Meaning of 剐
Definitions from CC-CEDICT, grouped by pronunciation.
- cut off the flesh as punishment
How 剐 is built
Phono-semantic (sound + meaning) character. Knife.
刂 gives the meaning and 呙 hints at the sound.
Radical: 刂 (knife), shared by 71 characters on this site.
How to remember 剐
The knife radical 刂 on the right tells you this is about cutting. The left part 呙 (guō) gives the sound, so think of a knife slicing flesh away to hear guǎ.
剐 (guǎ) refers to slicing flesh off as an old form of execution, as in 千刀万剐 (qiān dāo wàn guǎ). In everyday speech it also means to get scraped or snagged on something sharp. Example: 我的衣服被钉子剐破了。(Wǒ de yīfu bèi dīngzi guǎ pò le.) My clothes got torn on a nail.
Common mistake: Learners often confuse 剐 with 刮 (guā, to scrape or shave), because they look alike and sound almost the same. Remember that 刮 uses 舌 and has first tone, while 剐 uses 呙 and has third tone.
Questions about 剐
How many strokes are in 剐?
剐 is written with 9 strokes. The diagrams on this page number every stroke in the order it is written, with the new stroke shown in red.
What does 剐 mean?
剐 (guǎ) means to cut; to sever flesh from bone.
How do you pronounce 剐?
剐 is pronounced guǎ, in the third tone (dipping).
What is the radical of 剐?
The radical of 剐 is 刂, which carries the idea of "knife". Dictionaries list 剐 under this radical.
What is the traditional form of 剐?
The traditional form of 剐 is 剮. Traditional characters are used in Taiwan, Hong Kong and Macau; 剐 is the simplified form used in mainland China and Singapore.
What does 千刀万剐 mean?
Literally it means to be cut by a thousand knives. It refers to the old punishment of death by slicing. Today people use it as a strong curse or to express extreme hatred.
Which other characters use 呙 for sound?
呙 appears as a sound part in characters like 锅 (guō, pot), 祸 (huò, disaster), and 窝 (wō, nest). Seeing 呙 can help you guess a reading close to guo or wo.