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挖
wā
1. to dig
2. to excavate
3. to scoop out
Very Common • Top 3% ✏️ 9 strokes

Character Breakdown (Single character)

挖
wā
to dig, to excavate
HSK 6 9 丶

Compound Words (20)

挖掉
wādiào
to dig out
挖掘
wājué
to excavate
HSK 6
挖洞
wādòng
to dig a hole
挖浚
wājùn
to dredge
挖穴
wāxué
to excavate
挖空
wākōng
to excavate
挖苦
wākǔ
to speak sarcastically
挖角
wājué
to poach (talent, personnel from competitors)
挖开
wākāi
to dig into
深挖
shēnwā
to dredge
疏挖
shūwā
to dredge
耳挖
ěrwā
earpick
开挖
kāiwā
to dig out
挖土机
wātǔjī
excavator
挖掘机
wājuéjī
excavator
挖墙脚
wāqiángjiǎo
to undermine
挖鼻子
wābízi
to pick one's nose
耳挖勺
ěrwāsháo
(dialect) earpick
耳挖子
ěrwāzi
earpick
挖掘机械
wājuéjīxiè
excavator

Metadata

Category
Chinese
HSK Character Level
6
Character Frequency Rank
1,859
Word Frequency Rank
2,672 of 84,292

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