挖 (wā): To dig — Stroke Order & Writing Guide

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HSK 3.0Vocab 6 Recognition 6

1.

Animated Stroke Order 挖

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2.

Stroke Order Diagrams 挖

3.

Character Breakdown

Left-Right

挖

扌hand

穴hole

挖=

4.

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5.

How to Use 挖

Official HSK words with 挖

挖 appears in these official HSK words: 挖掘, 挖苦.

HSK 6

6.

Example Sentences

tā他

zǒng总

shì是

yòng用

wā挖

kǔ苦

de

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扌hand

+穴hole

The hand (扌) digs or excavates, with 穴 representing a hole or cave being created.

wā挖

jué掘

excavate; unearth; dig

HSK 3.0 · L7-9

wā挖

ku苦

Ridicule / Mock

的

yǔ语

qì气

shuō说

huà话

。

He always speaks in a sarcastic tone.

hái孩

zi子

men们

zài在

shā沙

tān滩

shàng上

wā挖

dòng洞

wán玩

shuǎ耍

。

The children are digging holes on the beach to play.

gōng工

rén人

men们

zhèng正

zài在

wā挖

yī一

gè个

hěn很

shēn深

de的

kēng坑

。

The workers are digging a very deep pit.

gōng工

rén人

men们

zhèng正

zài在

wā挖

jué掘

gǔ古

dài代

yí遗

zhǐ址

。

Workers are excavating an ancient site.

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