Memory phrase (Mnemonic) for: 挖


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Meaning

to dig, to excavate, to scoop out

Pronunciation

Explanation

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

Mnemonic

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

Radicals

hand
cave
at second position(Shows the number two 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


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