Memory phrase for the character: 掘

掘

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Meaning dig, excavate

Pronunciation

jué

Explanation

Left: hand 扌, right: stoop/crouch 屈 (The buttock 尸 [= butt's crack] comes out 出 when crouching. = "plumber's crack or smile")

Mnemonic
 
You use your hands and you are crouched, when: digging.

Radicals

扌 hand
屈 stoop, to bow
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 Vocabulary

挖掘 wā jué  to excavate; to dig; to unearth
发掘 fā jué  to excavate; to explore
采掘 cǎi jué  excavate
采掘 cǎi jué  

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