kōu
raise
Phonosemantic compound. 扌 represents the meaning and 區 represents the sound.
Components
Evolution

Seal script
Shuowen (~100 AD)Regular script
ModernDefinitions
Most common words with 摳
Freq. | Word | Meaning |
---|---|---|
to dig out | ||
to be fastidious about phrasing, diction, or choice of words |
Statistics
Not found in HSK word list
4103rd most common character in books
Miscellaneous
Strokes | 14 |
Simplified | |
Unicode | U+6473 |
Shuowen | “摳,繑也。一曰摳衣升堂。从手,區聲。” |
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