掘(jué)

HSK 7-911 strokes

to dig

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Character information

Pinyin
jué
Meaning
to dig
Strokes
11
HSK level
HSK 7-9
Traditional
Same

Origin & structure

Where 掘 comes from and how its parts fit together.

Phonetic-semantic compound⿰扌屈

In this compound, the meaning comes from 扌 (hand); 屈 supplies the sound.

One part carries the meaning, the other suggests the sound.

Made of

扌shǒu屈qū

Parts are arranged left to right.

How to write 掘 step by step

11 strokes — each frame adds one stroke, shown in dark ink over the lighter ones.

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Words with 掘

Common words using 掘 — tap any character to open its stroke-order page.

wā挖jué掘
HSK 7-9

to excavate; (lit and fig.) to unearth; to dig into

Open 挖掘 page →
fā发jué掘
HSK 7-9

to excavate

Open 发掘 page →
jué掘chū出

to exhume; to unearth; to dig out

Open 掘出 page →
jué掘kè客

Digg (social news website)

Open 掘客 page →
cǎi采jué掘

to excavate

Open 采掘 page →
kāi开jué掘

to dig; to excavate

Open 开掘 page →
wā挖jué掘jī机

excavator

Open 挖掘机 page →
luó罗què雀jué掘shǔ鼠

(lit.) to net sparrows and dig out rats (idiom)

Open 罗雀掘鼠 page →

Related characters

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丁丐丘丙丛丝丫丸

From 掘’s common words

挖发出客采开机罗

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