divide
剖 centers on cutting or splitting something open to separate its parts: dividing, dissecting, or analyzing by separation.
剖 combines 咅 (likely a phonetic component) with 刂 (knife), suggesting dividing or cutting open with a blade. The exact origin of 咅 is uncertain, but the knife component clearly indicates a cutting action.
A knife 刂 beside the component 咅: imagine using a blade to split something open and divide it into parts.
For ボウ, picture a bow (as in bow and arrow) being used to split a target in half: bow -> ボウ, and the knife-like arrow divides the target.
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dissection; autopsy; postmortem examination
autopsy; necropsy
human anatomy
legally ordered autopsy; court-ordered autopsy
autopsy; postmortem; post-mortem examination; necropsy
comparative anatomy
medicolegal autopsy; forensic autopsy
vivisection
clinical autopsy; pathological autopsy
morbid anatomy
neuroanatomy
autopsy initiated by government authorities
anatomy-teaching lecture theatre
anatomical drawing
anatomy
anatomist