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挖
wā
to dig, to excavate
💡 Ideographic:
To dig out 扌 a hollow 穵; 穵 also provides the pronunciation
Words Using 挖 (25)
Character
Pinyin
Definition
HSK
挖掘
wājué
to excavate / to dig / to unearth
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挖掘
wājué
to excavate / to dig / to unearth
挖
wā
to dig / to excavate / to scoop out
挖
wā
to dig / to excavate / to scoop out
挖苦
wākǔ
to speak sarcastically / to make cutting remarks
挖苦
wākǔ
to speak sarcastically / to make cutting remarks
挖洞
wādòng
to dig a hole
挖洞
wādòng
to dig a hole
挖空
wākōng
to excavate / to hollow
挖空
wākōng
to excavate / to hollow
挖掉
wādiào
to dig out / to eradicate
挖掉
wādiào
to dig out / to eradicate
挖穴
wāxué
to excavate / to dig out a cave
挖穴
wāxué
to excavate / to dig out a cave
挖空心思
wākōngxīnsi
to dig for thoughts (idiom); to search everything for an answer / to rack one's brains
挖空心思
wākōngxīnsi
to dig for thoughts (idiom); to search everything for an answer / to rack one's brains
挖肉补疮
wāròubǔchuāng
to cut one's flesh to cover a sore (idiom); faced with a current crisis, to make it worse by a temporary expedient
挖肉补疮
wāròubǔchuāng
to cut one's flesh to cover a sore (idiom); faced with a current crisis, to make it worse by a temporary expedient
挖角
wājué
to poach (talent, personnel from competitors) / to raid (a competitor for its talent) / Taiwan pr. <wājiǎo>
挖角
wājué
to poach (talent, personnel from competitors) / to raid (a competitor for its talent) / Taiwan pr. <wājiǎo>
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⿰扌穵
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Component Tree i
wā
穵
a deep hollow; to dig out, to gouge
🔤 Pictophonetic:
穴 (cave) provides meaning, 乙 provides pronunciation
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