TSUMUGU · C1 (est.) · 字
剝
剝 ＝ 刀 ＋ 彔
ㄅㄛ · bō/bāo
verb — to peel, strip off; to exploit, deprive
字源 FORM — what the parts do
彔聲lù — gives the sound
{b,p,f}ITlù → bō — the initial and tone both moved off the donor
A knife (刀) splits the rind and lifts it free — 剝皮、剝殼. From stripping the outside off, to strip a person bare, 剝削、剝奪. 彔 lù carries the sound, worn far from the modern reading.
意 · Meanings
bāo
(本義)剝皮、剝殼— to peel, shell (by hand)常用
→剝橘子、剝花生— to peel an orange, shell peanuts
bō
(本義)剝削、剝奪— to exploit, deprive常用
→剝離、剝落— to detach, flake away
(本義) original meaning · → ⇒ each arrow = one more step of extension
關 · Related
彔lùthe sound part alone — a carving tool over dripping marks; 剝 adds the knife to strip剖pōuthe cut-open cousin — 剖 sets 咅 beside the knife for splitting in two; 剝 lifts the skin off