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挖
wā
to dig, to excavate
💡 Ideographic:
To dig out 扌 a hollow 穵; 穵 also provides the pronunciation
HSK 6
9 strokes
Common (19%)
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⿰扌穵
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wā
穵
a deep hollow; to dig out, to gouge
🔤 Pictophonetic:
穴 (cave) provides meaning, 乙 provides pronunciation
6 strokes
Words Using 挖 (25)
Character
Pinyin
Definition
HSK
挖掘
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wājué
to excavate / to dig / to unearth
6
wājué
挖掘
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HSK 6
to excavate / to dig / to unearth
挖
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wā
to dig / to excavate / to scoop out
wā
挖
↗
to dig / to excavate / to scoop out
挖苦
↗
wākǔ
to speak sarcastically / to make cutting remarks
wākǔ
挖苦
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to speak sarcastically / to make cutting remarks
挖洞
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wādòng
to dig a hole
wādòng
挖洞
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to dig a hole
挖空
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wākōng
to excavate / to hollow
wākōng
挖空
↗
to excavate / to hollow
挖掉
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wādiào
to dig out / to eradicate
wādiào
挖掉
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to dig out / to eradicate
挖穴
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wāxué
to excavate / to dig out a cave
wāxué
挖穴
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to excavate / to dig out a cave
挖空心思
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wākōngxīnsi
to dig for thoughts (idiom); to search everything for an answer / to rack one's brains
wākōngxīnsi
挖空心思
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to dig for thoughts (idiom); to search everything for an answer / to rack one's brains
挖肉补疮
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wāròubǔchuāng
to cut one's flesh to cover a sore (idiom); faced with a current crisis, to make it worse by a temporary expedient
wāròubǔchuāng
挖肉补疮
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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
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wājué
to poach (talent, personnel from competitors) / to raid (a competitor for its talent) / Taiwan pr. <wājiǎo>
wājué
挖角
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to poach (talent, personnel from competitors) / to raid (a competitor for its talent) / Taiwan pr. <wājiǎo>