刨 Strokes Write it Listen 刨 páo to dig; to excavate; (coll.) to exclude HSK 7–9 7 strokes Radical 刂 Sound + meaning 1 word Built from包soundbāowrap, pack, bundle; package刂meaningdāoknife How it works刂 hints at the meaning (knife), and 包 bāo hints at the sound.