Keyword
to dig
- to excavate
- Frequency
- #1788
- Strokes
- 9
Readings
wā100%
Mnemonic
To dig out 扌 a hollow 穵; 穵 also provides the pronunciation
Stroke order
Composed of
Used in vocabulary
挖
to dig; to excavate; to scoop out
挖掘
to excavate; (lit and fig.) to unearth; to dig into
开挖
to dig out; to excavate; to scoop out; to start digging
挖掘机
excavator; excavating machine
挖苦
to speak sarcastically; to make cutting remarks; also pr. wāku
挖矿
to mine ore or minerals; (computing) to mine cryptocurrency
挖洞
to dig a hole
深挖
to dredge
挖坑
to dig a hole; (fig.) to make things difficult for sb; (neologism) (slang) (of a writer) to start work on a new project
数据挖掘
data mining
挖角
to poach (talent, personnel from competitors); to raid (a competitor for its talent); Taiwan pr. wājiǎo
挖掉
to dig out; to eradicate
挖开
to dig into; to cut a mine into
挖空心思
to dig for thoughts (idiom); to search everything for an answer; to rack one's brains
挖空
to excavate; to hollow
挖土机
excavator; backhoe
挖墙脚
to undermine; to let someone down; to seduce someone away from something
挖机
excavator; excavating machine (abbr. for 挖掘机 (wājuéjī))
挖泥船
dredger
挖耳勺
ear pick