掘

to dig

bent / to feel wronged

"hand" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 64), occurring in 提, 把, 打 etc

to excavate / to dig / to unearth

to excavate / to explore / (fig.) to unearth / to tap into

excavator

excavator

grave digger

to exhume a body for public flogging (idiom)

lit. not to dig a well until one is thirsty / to be unprepared and seek help at the last minute (idiom)

to excavate / to dig out / fig. to investigate (in an archive)

to dig; to excavate / (fig.) to explore (archival materials) and unearth findings

Drinking the water of a well, one should never forget who dug it. (idiom)

excavator / bulldozer

to exhume / to unearth / to dig out