发 fā
- Strokes
- 5
- Radical
- 又 — and, also, again, in addition
发掘
fājué
to excavate; to discover and bring out
Characters in this word
掘 jué
- Strokes
- 11
- Radical
- 扌 — hand
- Made of
- 扌 hand 屈 to bend, to flex
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
Example phrases
- 考古队在遗址深处发掘出一批保存完好的青铜器。 Kǎogǔduì zài yízhǐ shēnchù fājué chū yì pī bǎocún wánhǎo de qīngtóngqì. The archaeological team excavated a batch of well-preserved bronzes deep within the site.
- 这位老师善于发掘学生的优点。 Zhè wèi lǎoshī shànyú fājué xuésheng de yōudiǎn. This teacher is good at discovering and bringing out students' strengths.
- 农民在田里发掘出一些古老的陶罐。 Nóngmín zài tián lǐ fājué chū yìxiē gǔlǎo de táoguàn. A farmer dug up some ancient clay jars in his field.
Related words
- 出发 chūfā to set out
- 发 fā to send; to hand out
- 发现 fāxiàn to discover; to find
- 头发 tóufa hair
- 发表 fābiǎo to publish; to express publicly
- 发出 fāchū to give off; to send out
- 发达 fādá developed; advanced
- 发动 fādòng to start; to launch
- 发明 fāmíng to invent; invention
- 发生 fāshēng to happen; to occur
- 发送 fāsòng to send
- 发言 fāyán to speak; to make a speech