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⼿Radical 64 · 7 strokes

to dig; to pick; to scratch (with a finger or sth pointed)

HSK 7 (3.0)5 meanings#32404
MEANING5 meanings

MEANING

  1. verb

    to dig; to pick; to scratch (with a finger or sth pointed)

    • He likes to pick his nose.

  2. verb

    to carve; to cut

    • He enjoys carving wood.

  3. adjective

    stingy; miserly

    • He is very stingy.

  4. verb

    to study meticulously

    • He studied every single character in the book meticulously.

  5. verb

    to lift up (esp. the hem of a robe)

    • She pulled her skirt up.

COLLOCATIONS3 collocations
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CHARACTER ANALYSIS

Using your hand to hook and scratch into some hidden corner.

(left-right)

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