挖

挖
wa̅ = w + a1
to dig / to excavate / to scoop out
挖 = 扌 + 穵 : Willy Walrus (w) started another excavation (挖) in front of the ashram (a1). This time he wants to take it up a notch and uses a lot of toy claws (扌) to dig (挖) a lot of earth in a short time.

挖 character breakdown

扌
shǒu = sh + ou3
"hand" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 64), occurring in 提, 把, 打 etc
扌 = 二 + 亅 : Mnemonic symbol: a toy claw.
穵
wa̅ = w + a1
to dig / to scoop out
穵 = 乙 + 穴 : Willy Walrus (w) earned a silver medal (乙) for carefully scooping out (穵) cave paintings (穴) in front of the ashram (a1).

Characters with 挖 as component

挖 is not used as a component in another character.

Words with 挖

挖
掘
to excavate / to dig / to unearth
开
開
挖
挖
to dig out / to excavate / to scoop out
耳
挖
earpick / curette
耳
挖
勺
(dialect) earpick / curette
耳
挖
子
earpick / curette
疏
挖
to dredge / to dig out (a channel)

Sentences with 挖

挖 currently does not appear in any sentence.