剥

剥

"剥" means "to peel" or "to strip."

In this sentence, '剥' means to peel, referring to removing the skin of the orange.

他正在剥一个橙子。

He is peeling an orange.

Here, '剥' is used to signify the action of removing or stripping off the cover of a book.

我发现有些人喜欢剥掉书皮。

I noticed that some people like to remove book covers.

In this instance, '剥' is used metaphorically in '剥夺' to mean depriving someone of something, indicating loss or taking away.

岁月无情地剥夺了他的青春。

Time mercilessly deprived him of his youth.