He dug a hole.
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挖
wā
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wā · waat3 (Jyutping)
- to dig
- to excavate
- to scoop out
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Character breakdown
挖
- Meaning
- dig, dig out, gouge out, scoop
- Radical
- 扌
- Strokes
- 9
- Components
- ⿰扌穵
- Cangjie
- QJCN
- Four-corner
- 5301.7
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