Chinese Character 挖 (waat3 waa1 | wa2 wa1) : to dig out; to scoop out; to cut

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挖
waat3 waa1 wa2 wa1
[1] [v] dig out; scoop out [2] [v] engrave with a knife; cut; gouge Stroke count: 9 Level: 3 Radical: 扌 (#64)
挖
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挖掘 waat3 gwat6 wa2 jue2 = excavation 耳挖 ji5 waat32 = curette, earpick 挖角 waat3 gok3 = to recruit talents from other corporations or businesses 以人手挖掘 ji5 jan4 sau2 waat3 gwat6 = dig by hand 耳挖子 ji5 waat32 zi2 er3 wa1 zi5 = earpick 挖掘機 waat3 gwat6 gei1 wa1 jue2 ji1 = excavator; navvy 高薪挖角 gou1 san1 waat3 gok3 = pay a high salary to attract talents from other companies 挖苦 waa1 fu2 wa1 ku5 = speak sarcastically or ironically (lit., "scoop out bitterness") 翻挖 faan1 waat3 = to scarify; scarified

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Decimal representation of this word: 挖
Unicode code for this character: U+6316 (off-site link)

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