to dig

= + : Zeus (ju) heard that the elevator was built on the remains of an ancient civilization, so he plans to unearth (掘) any relics. He has quite high diopter (屈) though and so, unknowingly, with his toy claw (扌) he digs (掘) right below the pillars inside the entrance (e2), eventually leading to the collapse of the elevator.

掘 character breakdown

surname Qu

= + : Mnemonic symbol from 屈光度, diopter.

A ghost (尸) is chasing Cupid (qu) through the space station. Cupid wanted to escape to his room, but he didn't use his contact lenses and since his eyes have large diopter (屈), he mistook the station's emergency exit (出) for the door to his room. In front of the space station (Ø1) he feels quite wronged (屈).
bent / to feel wronged

= + : Mnemonic symbol from 屈光度, diopter.

A ghost (尸) is chasing Cupid (qu) through the space station. Cupid wanted to escape to his room, but he didn't use his contact lenses and since his eyes have large diopter (屈), he mistook the station's emergency exit (出) for the door to his room. In front of the space station (Ø1) he feels quite wronged (屈).
"hand" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 64), occurring in 提, 把, 打 etc

= + : Mnemonic symbol: a toy claw.

Characters with 掘 as component

掘 is not used as a component in another character.

Words with 掘

to excavate / to extract (ore)
to exhume / to unearth / to dig out
to exhume a body for public flogging (idiom)
Digg (social news website)
Drinking the water of a well, one should never forget who dug it. (idiom)

Sentences with 掘

掘 currently does not appear in any sentence.