Chinese Character 掘 (gwat6 | zhuo2 hu2 jue2 ) : [v] dig; excavate; make a hole or cave

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掘
gwat6 zhuo2 hu2 jue2
[v] dig; excavate; make a hole or cave Stroke count: 11 Level: 3 Radical: 扌 (#64)
掘
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挖掘 waat3 gwat6 wa2 jue2 = excavation 發掘 faat3 gwat6 = dig; disinter; exhume; explore; unearth; disentomb 眼掘掘 ngaan5 gwat6 gwat6 = the act of staring 以人手挖掘 ji5 jan4 sau2 waat3 gwat6 = dig by hand 挖掘機 waat3 gwat6 gei1 wa1 jue2 ji1 = excavator; navvy 掘頭路 gwat6 tau4 lou6 = a blind alley 掘頭巷 gwat6 tau4 hong6*2 = an impasse; a blind alley 臨渴掘井 lam4 hot3 gwat6 zeng2 lin2 ke3 jue2 jing3 = to begin preparing for something only when there is already need for it
Showing 1 example containing 掘攞掘頭掃把拍佢扯! 粵 edit Drive him out with a broomstick!

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Decimal representation of this word: 掘
Unicode code for this character: U+6398 (off-site link)

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