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Translingual
Han character
挖 (Kangxi radical 64, 手+6, 9 strokes, cangjie input 手十金弓 (QJCN), four-corner 53017, composition ⿰扌穵)
Derived characters
References
- Kangxi Dictionary: page 431, character 13
- Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 12070
- Dae Jaweon: page 780, character 18
- Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 3, page 1875, character 11
- Unihan data for U+6316
Chinese
Glyph origin
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Old Chinese
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| 劜
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*qreːd
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| 札
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*sqriːd
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| 扎
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*sqriːd
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| 蚻
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*ʔsriːd
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| 紮
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*ʔsriːd
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| 軋
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*qriːd
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| 圠
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*qriːd
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| 穵
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*qriːd, *qʷriːd
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| 挖
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*qʷriːd
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| 鳦
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*qriːd, *qrid
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| 耴
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*ŋrid, *teb
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| 乙
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*qriɡ
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| 肊
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*qrɯɡ
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Etymology 1
Pronunciation
Note:
- uih/oeh - vernacular (“to dig; to uncover”);
- oat - literary;
- oa - common literary variant.
| Zhengzhang system (2003)
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| Character
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挖
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| Reading #
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1/1
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| No.
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14918
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Phonetic
component
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乙
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Rime
group
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質
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Rime
subdivision
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1
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Corresponding
MC rime
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婠
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Old
Chinese
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/*qʷriːd/
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| Notes
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穵晚起分化字
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Definitions
挖
- to dig; to dig out; to gouge out; to scoop
- 挖井 ― wā jǐng ― to dig a well
- 挖耳屎 [Cantonese] ― waat3 ji5 si2 ― to remove ear wax
- (figurative) to explore; to discover; to go deep into
- (Hokkien) to uncover; to unveil; to expose; to reveal
Synonyms
Dialectal synonyms of
挖 (“to dig”)
Compounds
Etymology 2
Pronunciation
Definitions
挖
- (Hokkien) Alternative form of 摀 / 𰓆 (“to dig”)
Etymology 3
Pronunciation
Definitions
挖
- (Hokkien) Alternative form of 搤 (iah, “to dig”)
References
Japanese
Kanji
挖
(Hyōgai kanji)
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Readings
Vietnamese
Han character
挖: Hán Nôm readings: oạt
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