Memory phrase for the character: 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 [The number 'two' 二 written quickly, without lifting the pen.])

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

Radicals

扌 handSimplification of this hand 手
穴 caveIt is covered 宀 and a narrowing path 八 leads into this hole or cave.
乙 at second positionShows the number two 二 written quickly without lifting the pen.




 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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