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抠
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dig-out

HSK 10
Human →Actions
kōu
コウ、ク、オウ、ウ
ひろ.う
Phonosemantic compound. 扌 represents the meaning and 區 represents the sound.
Components
扌 hand (side)+ 區 region =
摳 dig-out
扌 Meaning component
shou hand (side)
hand
扌 is a component form of 手.
區 Phonetic component
region
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Notes
Similar Characters
奉 proffer扎 prick扑 strike (simp)扒 pick pockets打 strike扔 throw away払 caress (jp)托 hold up (simp)扛 carry over the shoulder扢 caper扣 button扦 poke扪 stoke (simp)扫 clear (simp)扬 scatter (simp)扭 twist扮 play the part of扯 yank扰 annoy (simp)扳 tug
Historical Evolution
Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
抠
Regular
Modern
Chinese
抠 / 摳 [kōu]
to dig out; to pick out (with one's fingers); to carve; to cut; to study meticulously; to lift one's clothes; stingy; miserly
Example Sentences
CHINESE WORDS (6)
抠字眼 [kōu​zì​yǎn] #58,063
to be fastidious about phrasing, diction, or choice of words
抠图 [kōu​tú]
to clip (an image)
抠字眼儿 [kōu​zì​yǎn​r]
erhua variant of 摳字眼|抠字眼[kōu​zì​yǎn]
抠脚 [kōu​jiǎo]
to scratch one's foot
抠门儿 [kōu​mén​r]
(dialect) stingy
老抠 [lǎo​kōu]
penny-pincher