The kanji character 剖 essentially means to dissect, analyze, or split open. It often implies a detailed examination or investigation of something.

・On-yomi (音読み): ホウ (hō) ・Kun-yomi (訓読み): さ］く (saku - to dissect; split open)

⚫︎ 解剖 Translation: dissection; autopsy ⚫︎ 剖検 Translation: autopsy ⚫︎ 分析剖 Translation: analysis; to analyze

The kanji 剖 is a phono-semantic compound (形声文字). It is composed of the radical 刂 (りっとう, katana, "knife") on the left, and the phonetic component 咅 (pronounced hōu in Chinese) on the right. The radical 刂 indicates an action involving a knife or cutting, while the phonetic component 咅 provides the sound and hints at the meaning. Therefore, 剖 visually represents using a knife to dissect or split something.