挖

wā

dig, dig out, gouge out, scoop

How to write 挖, stroke by stroke

to dig; to excavate; to scoop out

Ideographic: To dig out 扌 a hollow 穵; 穵 also provides the pronunciation

Made of 扌 + 穵

挖掘wā juéto excavate; (lit and fig.) to unearth; to dig into
挖苦wā kǔto speak sarcastically; to make cutting remarks; also pr. [wa1 ku5]
挖洞wā dòngto dig a hole
挖土机wā tǔ jīexcavator; backhoe
挖掉wā diàoto dig out; to eradicate
挖机wā jīexcavator; excavating machine
挖墙脚wā qiáng jiǎoto undermine; to let someone down; to seduce someone away from something
挖空wā kōngto excavate; to hollow
挖角wā juéto poach (talent, personnel from competitors); to raid (a competitor for its talent); Taiwan pr. [wa1 jiao3]
挖开wā kāito dig into; to cut a mine into
深挖shēn wāto dredge
耳挖ěr wāearpick; curette

你总是挖苦我的着装。
nǐ zǒng shì wā kǔ wǒ de zhe zhuāng 。
You are always digging at me about my clothes.
他们正在挖一个洞。
tā men zhèng zài wā yí gè dòng 。
They're digging a hole.
他挖了一个洞。
tā wā le yí gè dòng 。
He dug a hole.
你可以在地上挖土。
nǐ kě yǐ zài dì shàng wā tǔ 。
You can dig dirt from the ground.
出去钓鱼前，他挖出一些虫子当饵。
chū qù diào yú qián ， tā wā chū yì xiē chóng zǐ dāng ěr 。
Before he went fishing, he dug up some worms for bait.