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Information of 掘

Pinyin jué

Radical

扌

Strokes

11 strokes

Usage

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Definition

dig

掘 [jué] 1. To dig; to excavate. - Example: 掘土 (digging soil), 掘井 (digging a well), 掘进 (digging in), 发掘 (to excavate), 挖掘 (to dig). 2. Ancient meaning same as "崛" (to rise). - Example: 把地掘上去 (to raise the ground). 3. Ancient meaning same as "倔" (stubborn). - Example: 她非常掘 (she is very stubborn). 1. Same as the original meaning (En. dig). 2. Same as "屈" (to exhaust). - Example from Laozi: 虚而不掘，动而愈出 (When empty, it does not dig; when in motion, it is increasingly revealed). 3. Same as "崛" (to raise). - Example: 穷巷掘门 (digging a door in a narrow alley). 形 (Form) 1. Same as "拙" (stupid; clumsy). - Example: 田农掘业 (the farming was poor). 2. Same as "倔" (stubborn). - Example: 掘强 (stubborn in nature). Overall, the character "掘" encompasses meanings related to digging, raising, and stubbornness.

自掘坟墓 zì jué fén mù

to dig one's own grave

挖掘 wā jué

to excavate / to dig / to unearth

发掘 fā jué

to excavate / to explore / (fig.) to unearth / to tap into

挖掘机 wā jué jī

excavator

数据挖掘 shù jù wā jué

data mining

开掘 kāi jué

to excavate / to dig out / fig. to investigate (in an archive)

采掘 cǎi jué

to excavate / to extract (ore)

掘进 jué jìn

tunnelling / advancement

掘开 jué kāi

Dig

盗掘 dào jué

resurrect

掘金 jué jīn

Nuggets

掘墓 jué mù

untomb / dig a grave

采掘业 cǎi jué yè

extractive industry

掘墓人 jué mù rén

gravedigger

掘取 jué qǔ

snout / excavation / dig

山掘子 shān jué zi

Mountain digger