Memory phrase for the Kanji: 挖

挖

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Meaning

to dig, to excavate, to scoop out

Pronunciation

 wā

Explanation

 Left: hand 扌, right: 穵 (hole 穴, second 乙 [Thenumber 'two' 二 written quickly, without lifting the pen.])

Mnemonic
By hand the hole is made by the two of us: by digging.

Radicals

扌 hand
穴 cave
乙 at second positionShows the number two 二 written quickly without lifting the pen.
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Vocabulary

 挖掘  wā jué  to excavate; to dig; to unearth
 挖土机  wā tǔ jī  excavator; backhoe
 挖空心思  wā kōng xīn si  to dig for thoughts (idiom); to search everything for an answer
 挖空心思  wā kōng xīn si  

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