剝

剥

剝

ba̅o = b + ao1

to peel / to skin / to shell / to shuck

剥

剝

bo̅ = b + o1

to peel / to skin / to flay / to shuck

剥 = 刂 + 录 : Beelzebub (b) is skinning (剥) his diary (录) with a kitchen knife (刂) in front of the observatory (o1).

剝 character breakdown

剝
- 刂
  - 丨
  - 亅
- 彔
  - 彑
  - 氺
    - 水
      - 丿
      - 亅
      - ㇏
      - ㇇

刂

da̅o = d + ao1

Kangxi radical 18 (刀[dao1]) as a vertical side element / see also 立刀旁[li4 dao1 pang2] / see also 側刀旁|侧刀旁[ce4 dao1 pang2]

刂 = 丨 + 亅 : Mnemonic symbol: a kitchen knife. Don Quixote (d) is showing off his special knifes in front of the aorta (ao1). One is made from a dinosaur bone (丨), and the other is made from a crowbar (亅).

录

彔

lù = lu + Ø4

to carve wood

录 = 彐 + 氺 : Lenny Lemur (lu) writes into his diary (录) that this was a very special day in the space station's bathroom (Ø4). He invented a new sport by setting up an aqueduct (氺) and riding it like a water slide on a pig snout (彐) and is sure that this sport will be olympic soon.