抠 kōu
- Strokes
- 7
- Radical
- 扌 — hand
- Made of
- 扌 hand 区 area, district, region, ward
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
抠
kōu
to pick out; stingy
Character
Example phrases
- 他用小刀把标签边缘的胶一点点抠下来。 Tā yòng xiǎodāo bǎ biāoqiān biānyuán de jiāo yìdiǎndiǎn kōu xiàlai. He used a small knife to scrape the glue off the edge of the label bit by bit.
- 他用指甲抠掉墙上的一小块旧漆。 Tā yòng zhǐjia kōu diào qiáng shang de yì xiǎo kuài jiù qī. He picked off a small piece of old paint from the wall with his fingernail.
- 他这个人很抠，从来不请朋友吃饭。 Tā zhège rén hěn kōu, cónglái bù qǐng péngyou chīfàn. He is very stingy and never treats his friends to a meal.
Related words
- 揪 jiū to grab; to clutch; to pull
- 捞 lāo to scoop up; to fish out; to gain benefits unfairly
- 勒 lēi to tighten; to strap tightly
- 劈 pī to split; to chop; to cleave
- 撬 qiào to pry; to lever open
- 截 jié to cut off; to intercept; section
- 筛 shāi to sift; to screen; to filter
- 切割 qiēgē to cut; to segment
- 裂 liè to split; to crack
- 绞 jiǎo to twist; to wring
- 黏 nián sticky; to stick
- 揉 róu to rub; to knead