剖

pōu
#2,479 most
frequent character
to cut open, to analyze

Character breakdown

Source: Make Me a Hanzi.

剖 has 刂 knife as the meaning part and 咅 pǒu as the sound part. It first meant to cut open or cut in two. The meaning grew to dissect and analyze.

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