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
挖掘
wājué
to excavate; to dig out; to tap
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
- 这部纪录片试图挖掘普通工人在城市转型中的真实处境。 Zhè bù jìlùpiàn shìtú wājué pǔtōng gōngrén zài chéngshì zhuǎnxíng zhōng de zhēnshí chǔjìng. This documentary tries to dig into the real circumstances of ordinary workers during urban transformation.
- 考古队在河边挖掘出一座两千多年前的古城。 Kǎogǔ duì zài hé biān wājué chū yī zuò liǎng qiān duō nián qián de gǔ chéng. The archaeological team excavated an ancient city more than two thousand years old by the river.
- 记者努力挖掘事件背后的原因，采访了许多当地居民。 Jìzhě nǔlì wājué shìjiàn bèihòu de yuányīn, cǎifǎng le xǔduō dāngdì jūmín. The reporters worked hard to uncover the reasons behind the incident, interviewing many local residents.
Related words
- 挖 wā to dig
- 挖苦 wāku to mock; to taunt sarcastically
- 发掘 fājué to excavate; to discover and bring out
- 填充 tiánchōng to fill; to stuff; to populate
- 拴 shuān to tie; to fasten
- 折叠 zhédié to fold; collapsible; folding
- 甩 shuǎi to fling; to throw off; to shift responsibility
- 张贴 zhāngtiē to post; to put up
- 撕 sī to tear
- 悬挂 xuánguà to hang; to suspend
- 涂 tú to apply; smear; paint
- 退回 tuìhuí to return; to send back