How to write 挖

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Printable Writing Practice Worksheet of "挖"

Printable Handwriting Practice Worksheet of the Chinese character 挖

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Printable Stroke Order Practice Worksheet of "挖"

Printable Stroke Order Practice Worksheet of the Chinese character 挖

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Meaning of 挖

Pinyin wā

Radical

扌

Strokes

Definition

to dig / to excavate / to scoop out

Usage

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挖 [wā] verb 【本义】: 掘 1. 道 dig; excavate。例: 如:挖土;挖井;挖河;挖窖(挖掘窖藏);挖隧道;挖防空洞;挖心(掏心。比喻痛心，痛苦);挖花(一种赌博方式) 2. 引申为探索;深入研究 → explore; probe。例: 如:把问题挖得愈深愈好 3. 抓。用爪子或指甲抓 → scratch。例: 如:把那猫头鹰的眼睛挖了出来 4. 镂，镂空 → hollow out。例: 又如:挖云(镂穿成云头形的边饰);挖垫(旧时女红之一。把布帛镂穿成各种花样，在后面垫上不同颜色的布帛做衬托);挖镶(镂空镶嵌) 5. 掏取。用工具或手从物体内向外扒出 → pick (nose，ear)。例: 如:挖耳朵;挖单(魔术师用的双层布单，泛指包袱皮) 6. 〈方〉∶敲打 → knock at。例: 如:混帐东西，再讲，挖你一烟袋脑壳(湘西话) 【造字法】: 挖为穵的俗字。形声。从手，穵( wā )声。本作“穵”。穵，空大的意思。耳挖子的挖的语音。

挖坑 wā kēng

potholing

挖掘 wā jué

to excavate / to dig / to unearth

挖苦 wā kǔ

to speak sarcastically / to make cutting remarks

挖出 wā chū

gouge / quarry / excavate / dig up / dig out

开挖 kāi wā

to dig out / to excavate / to scoop out

挖洞 wā dòng

to dig a hole

挖空心思 wā kōng xīn si

to dig for thoughts (idiom); to search everything for an answer / to rack one's brains

挖掘机 wā jué jī

excavator

挖土 wā tǔ

cut / earth cutting

挖走 wā zǒu

poached

挖潜 wā qián

dig the potential

挖掉 wā diào

to dig out / to eradicate

挖泥船 wā ní chuán

dredger / dredge boat

深挖 shēn wā

to dredge

挖墙脚 wā qiáng jiǎo

to undermine / to let someone down / to seduce someone away from something

挖泥 wā ní

dredge

挖沙 wā shā

dig sand / excavate sand / dredge sand

暗挖 àn wā

underground excavation

数据挖掘 shù jù wā jué

data mining