挖 wā
- Strokes
- 9
- Radical
- 扌 — hand
- Made of
- 扌 hand 穵 a deep hollow
- How it's built
- Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
挖
wā
to dig
Character
Example phrases
- 工人沿着道路挖了一条沟，准备铺设新的管道。 Gōngrén yánzhe dàolù wā le yì tiáo gōu, zhǔnbèi pūshè xīn de guǎndào. The workers dug a ditch along the road to prepare for laying new pipes.
- 孩子们在沙滩上挖了一个大坑。 Háizimen zài shātān shang wā le yí ge dà kēng. The children dug a big hole on the beach.
- 爷爷在院子里挖土，准备种几棵树。 Yéye zài yuànzi lǐ wā tǔ, zhǔnbèi zhòng jǐ kē shù. Grandpa is digging the soil in the yard to plant a few trees.
Related words
- 挖掘 wājué to excavate; to dig out; to tap
- 挖苦 wāku to mock; to taunt sarcastically
- 埋 mái to bury
- 砍 kǎn to cut, to chop
- 扎 zhā to prick, to stab
- 割 gē to cut
- 吊 diào to hang, to suspend
- 灭 miè to extinguish, to destroy
- 覆盖 fùgài to cover
- 淋 lín to drench, to pour
- 铺 pū to spread, to pave
- 滴 dī to drip; measure word