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Meaning of 刳
Pinyin
kū
Radical
刂
Strokes
8
Definition
to cut open / rip up / scoop out
Usage
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刳 [kū]
〈动〉
1. 从中间破开再挖空。
To cut open from the middle and hollow out.
例: 刳木为舟。 Hallow out wood to make a boat.
刳心（道教指澄清内心的杂念）。 Hollow out the heart (refers to clarifying distracting thoughts in Daoism).
2. 同本义 ([En.] cut open)
【引】
1. 《说文》：刳，判也。 "Cut open," according to the Shuowen.
2. 《礼记·内则》：刲之刳之。 "Slice and cut."
3. 《伪泰誓》：刳剔孕妇。 "Cut open the pregnant woman."
4. 王充《论衡》：引刀自刳其腹。 "He used a knife to cut open his own belly."
例: 刳割(剖割); 刳木(剖凿大木，使其中空); 刳肝(剖挖肝脏); 刳胎(剖割孕妇胎儿)
刳割 (cut open); 刳木 (hollow out a large piece of wood); 刳肝 (hollow out the liver); 刳胎 (cut open the fetus in a pregnant woman).
3. 挖，挖空 ([En.] hollow out)
【引】
1. 《易·系辞下》：刳木为舟，剡木为楫。 "Hollow out wood to make a boat, and carve wood for a paddle."
例: 刳心(挖出心脏); 刳腔(挖空的腹腔)
刳心 (hollow out the heart); 刳腔 (hollow cavity).
4. 杀，割 ([En.] kill)
【引】
1. 《史记·苏秦列传》：刳白马而盟。 "Cut open a white horse to swear an oath."
例: 刳羊(古时外交结盟时杀羊宣誓); 刳割(切割)
刳羊 (kill a sheep in ancient diplomatic alliances); 刳割 (cutting).
5. 洗除，消除 ([En.] eliminate)
【引】
1. 《庄子》：夫道，覆载万物者也，洋洋乎大哉! 君子不可以不刳心焉。 "The Dao encompasses all things; it is vast and great! A noble person cannot neglect to hollow out the heart."
6. 遭受残害 ([En.] cruelly injure)
【引】
1. 唐· 韩愈《曹成王碑》：江东新刳于兵，郡旱，饥民交走死无吊。 "In Jiangdong, newly injured by war, the counties drought, and starving people fled, dying with no burial."
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Input Method for 刳
Pinyin
ku1
Wubi
dfnj
Cangjie
ksln
Zhengma
gdzk
Four Corner
42200
Unicode
U+5233
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