1234567Keywordto digto liftto raisetight-fistedFrequency#3306Strokes7ReadingskōuMnemonic扌 (hand) gives the meaning and 区 the sound.Stroke orderComposed of扌hand区areaUsed in vocabulary抠kōuto dig; to pick; to scratch (with a finger or sth pointed); to carve; to cut; to study meticulously; stingy; miserly; to lift up (esp. the hem of a robe)抠门kōumén(coll.) stingy抠字眼kōuzìyǎnto be fastidious about phrasing, diction, or choice of words